Sooooo after browsing the internet last night like a crazy...deexarter, I came across a site which embodied ideas WAY too similar to mine. This made me instantaneously angry as well as jealous beyond insanity until my insides reminisced The Hulk. However, after a short whoozah, my anger became enticement to do a way better job, in way less time, with a way different idea in general.
Things such as:
-Connect visuals with something everyone can actually relate to, not only biologists
-Make these visuals more colorful (maybe) and appealing to a more global audience
-Program for the outcome not just to look/sound pretty, but also have some layers, like Shrek
-On the bright side, the wow factor was there, so leave that and make sure I incorporate the easy usability and interface
He got to sequence his own DNA though, seriously, how cool is that?
Well, maybe not so cool actually, considering what you may find...
Anyhow, I'm stoked, my mind is racing, and everything is starting to fall in line. This site provided me with a great starting point with types of visualizations and how things may be subtly interactive with the user. Since I'm a "big idea" person, my guts were being wrenched by having absolutely not clue what my outcome may sound/look like.
Phew for now, onward march.
oh and that pen sculpt thing in class today was mega. I want one bad.
check it out. make sure you download shockwave first though
(or wait until my presentation Tues)
CLICK HERE TO CHECK THIS SITE OUT!
OH AND i got a cool-er name for the project
(shoot, it's catchy to be catchy!):
D.N.AUDIOEVOLUTION
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sory i dont have a helpful comment, but i watched that lily allen sim video, that was pretty good. i like how the song was sung like a sim. at first i thought it was french i was so confused hah.
Way to find that site, it looks like it's gonna help you. How's prototype building going? Keep up the work Hulia! ^_^
Yeah, I always think it's important to see work that is in a similar vein to your own. It's good to see what other people are doing with similar materials. It's also cool to realize that almost anyone will come up with something different, even starting at the exact same place, because people have different things to say.
Sounds like your concept is developing nicely. It seems like your conceptual framework is definitely coming along nicely, though I keep really wanting to hear about the details of the technical implementation, the nitty gritty! I'm even a bit of a music theory geek myself so I'm totally curious about how exactly you wanted to implement the musical structure in relation to the DNA info.
Like I mentioned before, I'm totally available if you want any ideas about the music software end of things--even though there are also lots of other very knowledgeable people around the DXARTS department.
good luck!
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