Category: Timeline Stories

On this day, the investigator completed the development of both the website and the portfolio.

Using the trained emotion recognition system, artistic rendered were made using live EEG data from the participants. The renders were generated at 4k resolution, and at 30 frames per second. A still image was also generated for each song recording, as well as a standalone neural score graph.

Due to the global pandemic, the in-person exhibition was cancelled. Therefore, a new approach to presentation was necessary. After all the recordings had been rendered, an online virtual gallery was build by the investigator. This was made using Unity’s WebGL functionality. In the gallery, the neural score images were displayed on large screens, which show a..Read More

Under the recommendation of his tutor, the investigator wrote a short paper to submit for the 2021 Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) conference. On this day, the paper was accepted. In addition to publishing a paper, the investigator will be giving a 15 minute presentation at the conference, in June. See paper attached.

Using an EEG device and the Neural Scores application, brainwave recordings were taken of two volunteering participants. These recordings were used to train the emotion recognition systems and to generate the final artistic output of the project.

This was perhaps the most anticipated milestone of the project – the artistic realisation. This system was the product of further development upon the v2 prototype. In this version, an emotion-EEG graph was added to the centre of the image. This graph, which forms as a circle, displayed both the emotion experienced (as colour) and the..Read More

The frontend prototype was further developed to produce this version. In short, the lines seen previously were blurred and put into a feedback loop. Then, the resultant image was heavily distorted, using parallel displacement. This resulted in an attractive marbling visual effect, which displayed a short history of the emotions – aprox. 3-7 seconds. See images..Read More

During this period, an interim project report was created and submitted for marking. The report detailed many aspects of the project, such as research, methodology, and current/planned work. The report received a mark of 78, losing marks only on the evaluation. This report went on to provide others with a comprehensive description who held interest in..Read More

Using the information and experience gained through research, the investigator created the first prototype of the frontend emotion rendering system. The system, made in TouchDesigner, displayed the current emotion of the user as a series of undulating coloured lines. The colour of the lines reflected the colour currently selected on the emotion graph of the Neural..Read More

The investigator discovered an independent digital artist, named yop3rro, who creates animated posters using TouchDesigner. These posters are displayed on an Instagram page, where they remain still until interacted with – causing them to animate. This method of digital presentation heavily inspired the final output of the project.