This week I worked on volumetric video. I first got Yao’s Processing code working with two Kinects. I didn’t spend time calibrating or moving the camera around, but spent just enough time to generally understand how things were working.
This week my goal was to do a quick and dirty dive into autorigging with live Kinect data in three.js. Although I don’t have something beautiful to show for it, I now have a good understanding of the Kinect joint data and how avatar animations work in three.js. Here are some of the thing I did:
Here are my references to date. Biblio style TK.
I started working on my production schedule for thesis. Updated this on Feb 13!
This week I met with Shawn Van Every and also presented my idea to the xStory group. I got some good references.
I am exploring how the body can be better represented virtually in real-time. I’m interested in live events and in working with the physical body. Currently live virtual representations focus on the face, hands and voice. They leave the user mostly disembodied. Our bodies are an integral part of our experiences and being present in the moment. I am interested in exploring how we can create more truthful representation of ourselves in virtual space, and what might be gained by doing so.