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http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/Baudrillard/Baudrillard_Simulacra.html

Simulacra and Simulation (Simulacres et Simulation in French), published in 1981, is a philosophical treatise by Jean Baudrillard.

Having briefly read this article, from my point of view, individuals attach values and meanings onto these symbols. so that each person will have different attachments to them. not sure whether I can associate it with Skinner's (behaviourism) pavlov classical conditioning. whereby the individual associates an event with some physical objects or others. i.e. Barcardi's branding is always informing the public that the people drinks it are having fun and social experience.

Title and Slogan: Say No to Packaging (covers, wrappings)
• For the public to acknowledge that the consumer can still purchase high quality products with minimal packaging.
• Aims to the industry is to produce products with minimise packaging.
• Aim to raise awareness in minimise packaging for products
Story board
At the Police Station, an identity parade is being held
• 2 officers discusses the case
• The witness is an elderly woman
• Woman: “oooh, I don’t believe it, he just ran through Tescos.”
• Police:” do you think you will be able to pick him out?”
• Woman laughs: “ you can spot him miles away”
• Several of the accused comes in and lines up for the identity parade, all with the packaging.(i.e. a bunch of apples in plastic wrapper, packaged tomatoes, a pizza)
• The large melon is the last on the parade, he drops the plaque card. “Genuine article” is written across the body”
• Lastly the slogan Say No to Packaging is flashed across the screen.

During the initial research in recycling which I came across some interesting subjects such as swapping clothes and conducting work shop in creating a make over for the item of clothing. The founder Wendy Tremayne started it from US. Have just doubled checked for area that are participating in this, doesn't seem to have anything for UK yet. considering the amount of oxfam/2nd hand clothing shops, I think someone could potentially start it.
http://www.souldish.com/author/Wendywww.swaporamarama.org
http://www.gaiatreehouse.com/art.htm
http://www.recyclenow.com/fun_stuff/watch_it_here/recycle_now_tv.html
Now back to the recycling bins!
see sketch for the draft story board

was trying out the techniques in creating terrain and camera fly, track, path ways.
this particular website had v detailed instructions and found it most helpful
www.clglean.com/tutorials/max3

Last Monday, Mousaab taught a lesson re: an object overlapping on top of biped, so to enable the movement of objects, animating them, i.e. chocolate bars, furniture, basically anything!

I thought about the movement of waves. Liquid subtances etc.

aiming to research for an extreme weather related theme, like the draught, looking at the terrain, tidal waves etc. Previously with the organism project I had wanted to work with these ideas but didn’t manage to incorporate it.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6180688.stm
http://www.storm.co.za/
http://wwp.mega-tsunami.com/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001440.html

Tornado

This is an interactive installation which allows the participants to experience a simulation of a tornado within a safe confinement. However, there is certain element of revelation to this project. With reference to computer games, the roles are reversed. The participant becomes the target and the computer becomes the user. The computer controls the environment, and it tracks down the object (which is the participant) through a series sensors and the tornado begins to grow and aim for a collision.

The purpose for this installation is to observe man’s vulnerability and his reaction to a situation that they are not in control of, such as natural disasters: (weather related, tornados, storm or others i.e. earthquakes etc). Furthermore, to examine the artificial intelligence in computer programming for the tracking sensors. (for the moment, I am uncertain as to how I will include the element of AI, that is the reason the text is strikethrough.)

• There are series of enablers: such as the sensor jacket which is designed for the participant to experience the collision with the tornado (obviously it is not feasible to provide the full impact. It can be said it’s a diluted version of the virtual reality experience)
(See sketch for garment)

• There will be cameras with tracking devices to follow the path of the participants.

• Audio output will involve projecting storm and wind sounds.

• May include some tactile containers will have soil, broken electrical appliances, drift wood, decayed plants etc.

• Visual aspect: inside the room of the installation, spectators can see swirls images of small tornados. It will only increases in size when there is interaction is taking place with the participants.

Intensions for this installation:

• High level of interactivity with audience. (See sketch of the mind mapping for the overall project)

Intensions for this installation:
• High level of interactivity with audience.
• Visual dynamics
• Location: a small black room (will need to research for size and movement of the audience)
• Equipment: camera, computer, lighting, tracking sensors, holograms
• Design a jacket with built in sensor pads for the participant to wear
• There audience can choose to be observers or participants:
• The participants will be able to interact with the swirl of text and feel the impact of the collision through the senor pads.
. The observers will be able to see the visual graphics through a partitioned window.
• As the individual enters the small black room, there will be sensors dotted around to track the movement of this individual.
• A camera will beam out a swirl of text, which randomly moves around the room
• There will be different level of collision coded into the sensor pads, so that the collision between the participants and text storm is the never the same.

References from Paul, Christiane (2003)Digital Arts. London: Thames & Hudson Limited
page 137: Piano Toshio Iwai
page 172 The First Generattion Inter_Skin Suit 1994 – Stahl Stensile
page 193: Stacked 1999 – David Small
page 193: Strema of Consciousness/Interactive poetic Garden 1998 – David Small

Web Refs
http://www.stormchaser.com/
http://www.stormchasing.com/
http://www.electronicbookreview.com/thread/firstperson/multitiered
http://www.msstate.edu/Fineart_Online/Backissues/Vol_12/faf_v12_n09/reviews/sig2.html