Friday, January 14, 2011

FYP1 - Critique 3 - Content Acquisition - Research


Image and sound are completely separate physical phenomena. Sound wave are vibrations in the air, which is why airless outer space is so silent. Light is the name for the small proportion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to man.

There is only one place in the world where light and sound affect each other mutually in a way that goes well beyond any technology or physics: in human perception. This is where the synaesthesia of sound and vision comes into being. It becomes an artistic experience, a state of audio-visual 1 intoxication and almost religious ecstasy. 

Just as many different techniques create moving visual images, so do many different instrumentation create musical sounds. Images (ie. colors, forms, materials, juxtapositions and contrasts, etc.), and sounds (ie. tones, melodies, rhythms, orchestral colors, harmonies and counterpoints) function the same in different media.Sound and music define and interpret the visual image by expressing mood and directing our attention. Sound is emotionally direct, so it is a powerful tool. 

The importance of sound is a greater part of life; which harmony receives soothing voice of gentleness. The success of sound generates entertainment through music. Movement, of self motivation alerts the body, mind and soul to a higher level. The importance of sound in human lives can produce gratitude, heal stress with a stimulation of entertainment for one to be successful at the best.

In my concept, I wish that although the user don't know the meaning of the Chinese calligraphy text, yet the sound coming out along will guide them into the meaning of it.

For the first text be use will be Water, 水. The reason I choose this word is because water is important to the earth and its is one of nature's most important gifts to mankind. Essential to life, a person's survival depends on drinking water. The sound of the water is obvious,  yet it might come from water fall, river, water piping, sea and etc. Water is one of the most essential elements to good health -- it is necessary for the digestion and absorption of food; helps maintain proper muscle tone; supplies oxygen and nutrients to the cells; rids the body of wastes; and serves as a natural air conditioning system. Health officials emphasize the importance of drinking at least eight glasses of clean water each and every day to maintain good health.

In this project, I plan to build the installation with the computer and projection on the floor. The software be use will be flash. Lecturer have suggest me for further should be consult with the FYP 2 lecturer for more technique part and software.


There five different style of writing in Chinese Calligraphy. Each style have the unique and the technique to make it more outstanding. The style I choose for the application is Xing Shu. As seen, Li Shu and Kai Shu is the most common style that usually can be found easily while Zhuan Shu is more toward writing old and traditional text which human nowadays hardly understand and Cao Shu usually writing with free style which sometime messy until human can't recognize the text. Xing style is the best choices as it nor normal yet nor complicated like other style.


This will be to projected image on the floor. The surrounding of it still take time to figure out as I still don't have idea what should I apply, either Chinese Calligraphy painting, Chinese Calligraphy poetry, or just leave it blank. User can use the Calligraphy pen to move following the character stroke and sequence. Sound will be play once the user move on the character.

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