What should I do?
"Critical thinking can help us consider multiple perspectives and listen to other people's opinions. However, sometimes the sheer volume of opinions can interfere with and block our initial thoughts. For this project, we used a combination of a webcam and FACEOSC to control generative characters."
INTRODUCTION
The project used Webcam and FaceOSC in combination to control generative character. Letters and words change position and direction as your head moves, and if the head or face is not detected, the character will not continue to be generated.
INSPIRATION
The inspiration for this project came from my Easter vacation, during which I was the originator and planner. I needed to gather my friends' different needs and opinions about the trip for the sake of planning, but it was frustrating as there were too many opinions and not enough to meet everyone's needs. I followed my friends' advice and ended up ruining the trip that I had envisioned for myself. I didn't go where I wanted to go or do what I wanted to do. It made me realize that in this day and age, there are a lot of different voices and opinions, and while it's good to consider other people's views, the most important thing is to listen to your heart. Sometimes, when you ask for someone else's opinion, you already have the answer in your mind. So I decided to ask my friends from around the world, in their language, what they wanted to know and what they wanted to do most recently.
I wanted to hear their outside opinions. Indecision is a common struggle for people in society. Sometimes they need support or encouragement from others, even though their hearts already have the answer, and they just need others to agree. With so many different voices, it's easy to get lost and confused.
Because I needed to represent "language," I used many examples and tutorials to learn how to control the text in openframework and create the feeling that the "language" was bursting out of the screen.
TECHNICAL
Sure, here's the corrected version:
"I used FACEOSC as the input to control the Openframework output, FACEOSC. I ended up using the 2dbox addon because I wanted the text to feel like it was constantly popping up and repeating. However, I couldn't achieve that effect, so I ended up using 2dbox to create the illusion that the characters and blobs were constantly bouncing and bumping. The project concept focused on the voices of the outside world expressed through written or spoken words. I wanted to combine these two forms and control the pattern of words using mouth movements. However, since the webcam is not sensitive enough and the size of the mouth is too small to be very accurate, I had to use head movements instead. That's something I needed to overcome."