1) What I accomplished
I thought how I control the characters efficiently and drew each part of character’s body with SVG files to move. However, I am still struggling with making it move and listing sound files like a music player.
2) Next Week
After solving current problems, regardless of pressing keys, I will try to connect Kinect sensors to allow the character to move. Furthermore, I’d like to add generative patterns in the background.
3) Diagram
19th Nov
(1) what you accomplished this week
I’ve changed my plan. I researched facial detection references again with hopes, but nothing was helpful for my project.
For my prototype, computer keyboards and kinect sensors will be my input devices to change the character’s face and body movement.
(2) problems, unexpected discoveries, etc
I am still looking for helpful libraries about input values.
(3) goals for next week
Making prototype.
12th Nov
I was still stuck in finding more effective face detection method. However, I decided to change input values to change the pattern of emoticons. I’ll put those functions by pressing computer keyboards. In addition, there will be abstract color patterns on background reacting to music. To be specific, while playing music, users can choose the character’s face by using keyboard. I’ll bring my new sketch next week.
Read More1st
I continuously research and find the proper way to allow the emoticons to move reacting to something. Since it could be very ambiguous and hard to define the rule with facial expressions, I may put those functions into computer keyboard. I am still figuring out because I just want to find easier and more effective way to process. For now, I am trying to draw emoticons with rect like dots instead of using line.
2nd
It will be the same as the first week plan.
3rd
If I want to make my project with sensors to detect facial expressions, I have to research hardware that could be better for this. Anyway, for me, the main problem is enabling emoticon to move like an animation with processing. Input arguments will be a specific number of keyboards. For this week, I should find proper way to control my emoticon.
4th and 5th
I will make up for my fault and I will decorate or supplement graphic design. I made the decision on the assumption that I’d already handled programming issues.
6th
Checking and Testing Period.
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