(video to follow later)
Today I was back at the informatics forum testing the specks for myself and capturing some of the real time character movements through Mia. It is simply amazing to see my movements transferred to the screen.
We discussed how the project would work, what technology is needed and how it could work with the wii. In fact, because the unit can bluetooth, it can communicate with a laptop, therefore this ‘wii’ product doesn’t have to be wii. Although it could function as a separate product that doesn’t have to communicate through the wii, I would still like to use Nintendo as the brand, as it captures and builds upon similar behaviour already associated with the games console.
I’d also like to have a go at creating some easy to use bands to attach the specks to the body. Will be deciding this next week, although most importantly I’d like to develop aspects of the game I feel are important to present. I’ve been thinking about iconicity and gestural movement as the beginning phase of the game to loosen kids up and teach elements of sign language that cognate with human gestures, something Carla had mentioned she does when teaching German, words that sound similar to English.
Looking forward this weekend to really defining the interface and getting my ideas out of my head, massive sheet of news role on my studio wall tomorrow then!
Just wanted to say hello all. This is my first post.
I expect to learn a lot here.