NYU

Performative Avatars / Week Eleven / Final Project Concept /  by Pippa Kelmenson

Assignment:

  • Working alone or in collaboration you will create a virtual being. This may be a completely new character, your 3D scan, an existing person (ethically), or something in between. It can be based on the 3D work we've done in class or an entirely different form (2D, puppet, knitted stuffed animal). With this virtual being you will create a short film, an interactive experience, a performance, or a digital intervention that responds to the conceptual topics explored in class. You may give a live demo in class (time permitting) or a presentation on the project with documentation. Your presentation on the final day of class should be 7-10 minutes.

  • Things to consider:

    • What form does your virtual being take?

    • What platform makes the most sense for your virtual being?

    • How does this virtual being and the project around it respond to discussions and topics we've explored in this class?

    • What is the best way to present this project to the class in consideration of the time you have?

Moodboard:

Response:

Code of Music / Week Ten / L-System /  by Pippa Kelmenson

Assignment:

  • L System Study. Design and implement a generative/interactive piece based on L Systems. Record a 20-second composition/improvisation using it.

Interaction:

While the sliders at the bottom only control the visuals, the visuals are responding to an L-System that cycles between F and G.

Response:

L System using P5.js, Tone.js, and WebGL.

Made with Elias Jarzombek.

You can find our code here.

Code of Music / Week Eight / Markov Chains /  by Pippa Kelmenson

Assignment:

Design and implement a generative/interactive based on Markov chains. Record a 20-second composition/improvisation using it. Post the running sketch, code, and documentation to your blog.

Inspiration:

M Horwich Markov Oscillators

Luisa Markov Melody

Directional Light

Result:

Made with Bomani Oseni McClendon.

Uses WebGL, Tone.js, and P5.js. You can find our code here (rectangles) and here (spheres).

Code of Music & Listening Machines / Week Seven / Midterm & Final Assignment /  by Pippa Kelmenson

Inspiration:

Ryan Ross Smith - Study 42, Study 4, Study 34.

Interaction:

A simple sequencer that is activated by a mouse click. Each click will either add sound or take away the sound. It's up to the user to make their own pattern.

Code of Music:

Listening Machines:

Made with Sohaila Mosbeh.

You can find our code here.

Performative Avatars / Week Six / Race / Wrap3 / VRChat Interviews /  by Pippa Kelmenson

Assignment:

  • Morph your 3D scan using Wrap3

    1. Write a blog post with screenshots or screen recordings of your 3D scan in DAZ

      • What worked and what didn't work? What did you struggle with in this assignment?

Response:

After resizing and orienting my 3D scan in Maya (video here), I was able to morph it in Wrap3 (video here), and then rig it in Mixamo (video here). I still have yet to import the textures into Mixamo for animation, and reformat my avatar’s eyesockets in Wrap3.