Augmented Reality Project

 

Project Objective

Create an Immediate (non-mediated) experience

What would happen if, on top of an immediate experience, you were to layer a mediated one that might refer to the past, the present or the future; the immediate vicinity or a distant location?

How do I want change the subject’s experience?

create feeling of being watched

make subject rush through walk

enhance subject’s awareness of surroundings

make subject interact differently with the location

alter subject’s perception of their experience

Location

Cooper Square and Astor Place Square

walk between E 6th and E 9th Streets on Cooper Square

 

Why?

 

I’m drawn to the area’s modern architecture the different feel the area has from the rest of New York.  By using the nighttime lighting and the futuristic feel of the Cooper Union Square, I want to make the subject feel they’re in a different time.

 

Characteristics

 

Cooper Union’s New Academic Building

modern architecture could help create a futuristic feel for the walk

 

New Office Building at 9th St and 4th Ave

blue lighting and public benches on 3rd Ave and Astor Place St

770 Broadway Lobby

building lobby glows a warm yellow, contrasting the blue lights at Astor Place Sq

Plan

Establish Character/Guide:

narration audio

video of actor at site

 

Location Images:

video footage

surveillance camera-style footage

altered pictures of location with existing buildings and futuristic style buildings

Sound Effects

atmospheric noises (ambient sounds, suspenseful effect sounds, rain, thunder)

futuristic noises (vehicle sounds, beeps, whirrs, electronic beeping)