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the Phantom Ball project
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MA MA Design by PracticeDesign by Practice
Semester 2Semester 2
Practice Conclusion:Practice Conclusion:
Arduino projectArduino project
The Phantom (i.e. invisible) BallThe Phantom (i.e. invisible) Ball
application of phenomenological & application of phenomenological & ontological concepts to an interactive ontological concepts to an interactive
design spacedesign space
ideas & influencesideas & influences
Merleau-Ponty: Merleau-Ponty: “My existence should never be reduced to my bare “My existence should never be reduced to my bare awareness of existing, but that it should take in also the awareness that awareness of existing, but that it should take in also the awareness that ONE may have of it…”ONE may have of it…”
DourishDourish: “The body, in Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, plays a pivotal : “The body, in Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, plays a pivotal role in the mind/body, subject/object duality with which Husserl had role in the mind/body, subject/object duality with which Husserl had struggled. For Merleau-Ponty, the body is neither subject nor object, but an struggled. For Merleau-Ponty, the body is neither subject nor object, but an ambiguous third party.”ambiguous third party.”
Heidegger: Heidegger: “Once we start using it to hammer a nail, it becomes “ready-“Once we start using it to hammer a nail, it becomes “ready-to-hand”: we act through it, and in a way forget that it’s there. Once we stop, to-hand”: we act through it, and in a way forget that it’s there. Once we stop, it’s “present-at-hand” again. What’s important is that it disappears through it’s “present-at-hand” again. What’s important is that it disappears through use but can always come back.” Teinaki, Vuse but can always come back.” Teinaki, V
Noe: Noe: “We have wide minds.”“We have wide minds.”
visual ideas 1: kicking carsvisual ideas 1: kicking cars
Kicking – comes from a Kicking – comes from a photographic snapshot photographic snapshot
– dasein project– dasein projectI liked the link between the “dasein” I liked the link between the “dasein” concept here & the “phantom ball” concept here & the “phantom ball” project, the kicking of something project, the kicking of something
invisible.invisible.
visual ideas 2: tug of warvisual ideas 2: tug of war
““Being-in-the-world” – a clear image Being-in-the-world” – a clear image here of how we engage with the here of how we engage with the
unreal or in some “external” unreal or in some “external” experience in an interactive design experience in an interactive design
space.space.Out of it came the IR & emitting beam Out of it came the IR & emitting beam
for my project (now a laser pen).for my project (now a laser pen).
Visual ideas 3: Visual ideas 3: image projection - netimage projection - net
The experience goes much further The experience goes much further here – throughout the net & all over here – throughout the net & all over
the (virtual) world.the (virtual) world.It questions “being-in-the-world” and It questions “being-in-the-world” and raises all kinds of “ontic” issues. In raises all kinds of “ontic” issues. In
my project I’m interested in the my project I’m interested in the reaction of the participant and his reaction of the participant and his
experience.experience.
Visual ideas 4: lights & colourVisual ideas 4: lights & colour
LEDs – a no brainer, once I’d LEDs – a no brainer, once I’d decided on lights for the reaction decided on lights for the reaction
to the kicking.to the kicking.Here it’s an extreme but fantastic Here it’s an extreme but fantastic example of the potential of light in example of the potential of light in
visual space!visual space!
I like the idea of a door (internal I like the idea of a door (internal norm) being outside in an external norm) being outside in an external
space. The children don’t appear to space. The children don’t appear to question its existence and pass question its existence and pass
through it without noticing. through it without noticing. Invisible?Invisible?
visual ideas 5: floating in spacevisual ideas 5: floating in space
The design aesthetic is interesting The design aesthetic is interesting in that a human being has in that a human being has
become part of a “replicated” become part of a “replicated” pattern, seemingly like an object.pattern, seemingly like an object.
time to visit the blog…….time to visit the blog…….
http://polyphemeofcymbria.wordpress.comhttp://polyphemeofcymbria.wordpress.com
to have a look at some of the important details of the to have a look at some of the important details of the project……..project……..
some “dasein” to end?some “dasein” to end?