Projection Design

“Projection Design” offers a hands-on approach to the design, planning and execution of digital projections in a variety of performance spaces by using a combination of industry standard and open source research software tools. This blog will serve as an online text for the developing book, "Technical Ecstasy" and link for the web-readings, online tutorials,software resources historical examples, video art and performance examples and essential class communications for Projection Design class taught by Patrick Pagano

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Bob Tracking and Motion Tracking- Andrea Terrasa



Blob tracking or blob detection is defined as “mathematical methods that are aimed at detecting regions in a digital image that differ in properties, such as brightness or color, compared to areas surrounding those regions.” This means that they look like blobs in a digital image and are connected to realistic movement. This is interesting to integrate into dance pieces that possess a great deal of motion.

Initially, I imagined that motion tracking would involve me getting into a blue suit and standing in front of a green screen. I was really relieved to find that it could be easily done through a motion tracking patch. I think it will definitely be useful for dance and I would like to see if I can manipulate it in a way that will make it track more than just my head, or two body parts at once.

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