{"id":7324,"date":"2023-01-17T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/?p=7324"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:29:41","slug":"daniel-zhu-assignment-2-precedent-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/7324\/daniel-zhu-assignment-2-precedent-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Zhu | Assignment 2: Precedent Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dionysus_kinetic_final.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Kinetic Membranes&#8221; is an installation where a set of fabric membranes suspended in a cube are manipulated by servos based on user input through movement or a midi tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artist, Dionysus, is a designer with a background in architecture and some experience doing development work. The approach he took and the suite of tools he used reflect this background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The phase of this project involved exploring form and fabric properties when suspended in a cube. He constructed a cube from millboard and started testing out a variety of fabrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a movement prototype he produced at the time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KINETIC MEMBRANE \/ movement prototype03\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9GWqkprBtwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point he had cycled through a bunch of fabrics, starting with latex, but found that it tore at the attachment points and had too much tensile force. After trying a number of other fabrics, they finally settled on using nylon fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14-508x381.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-14.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-973x973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-15-508x508.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1024x275.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1024x275.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-973x262.png 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-508x137.png 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Features of the work we could explore in future works could include the material exploration. The artist tried out several different fabrics before finding one that created the effect they wanted with the appropriate level of durability: nylon.<br><br>One detail that wasn&#8217;t immediately apparent was how the movement of the installation was derived. Movement can actually be controlled through a midi controller or through movement, through a xbox kinect.<br><br>Links: <br>&#8211; https:\/\/dionysus.works\/project\/kinetic-membranes\/<br>&#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qskPHo-4xcw&amp;t=81s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KINETIC MEMBRANES \/ interactive fluid form\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qskPHo-4xcw?start=81&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Kinetic Membranes&#8221; is an installation where a set of fabric membranes suspended in a cube are manipulated by servos based on user input through movement or a midi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7324"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7376,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7324\/revisions\/7376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}