Absurdity Tracker
‘Absurdity Tracker’ was developed as a prototype for a workshop at Interactivos? called ‘Technologies of Laughter’, and is a creative investigation of the use of gaze tracking to change imagery. It was a locker with a peephole in front; upon peering in, the viewer’s eye movement is tracked with a camera and infrared lights, and an image of a human figure changes depending upon where on the body the viewer looks. Eye gaze is tracked using C++ using the openFrameworks programming platform.
Interactivos? is a two week workshop platform initiated at Medialab-Prado that creates a space for research and collaboration for projects involving creative uses of technology; projects are selected by an international open call, which are developed, completed and displayed. ‘Absurdity Tracker’ was on view at the Centro Cultural de Espana en Mexico from August 17th to September 14, 2008.
Collaborators:
Julio Lucio (openFrameworks/c++ programming)
Eloisa Avila (product design)
Rubi Adams (graphic design)
- We Make Money Not Art, October 2008.
