Title: Layered Surveillance
Author: Celine Latulipe and Annabel Manning
Summary
This article is largely a collaboration between the artist Annabel Manning and Dr. Celine in order to create an interactive art installation. This installation allows participants to explore artwork in layers using wireless devices similar to a computer mouse. Additionally, the system is designed to encourage collaboration by giving different users control of different layers. This allows each person to control the level of detail present in specific shapes or figures in the artwork.
Discussion
The interaction of this device reminded me of a previous research paper I blogged on, wherein four users were each given a mouse that was linked to the same computer as the other. Since all of the devices worked and all users had control, the result was that no one could move the cursor where they wanted it to be on the monitor, because everyone was trying at the same time. In this experiment eventually the users would collaborate and come to terms so that they would not all be attempting to move the cursor at the same time. Dr. Celine's installation is very similar, as users must collaborate if they want to see the variations or details in an element of the picture that another user has control over.
While this article was interesting, aside from as a possible teamwork building exercise the application of the project seems low. It is possible the work of these two researchers on the image layering used could be applied to a more practical implementation however.
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