exhibit research | NCM | R10 Bronc Exhibit Type: AV | Full-body interactive
Producer: WOED | Kevin Walker
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    Research Script   I N S T A L L A T I O N
    D E S I G N P R O D U C T I O N   optimization networking
    information design interaction design bronc rides, crowd shots classic rides audio   calibration
      P R O G R A M M I N G  
      video in/sensing capture compositing effects compression/display export/networking  

    Communication Goals

    Provides a fun sense of participating in a rodeo event, while learning about the origins of women riding broncs/bulls.

    Project Description

    Visitor rides a rodeo practice bronc in front of a chroma-key screen. His/her image is captured on video. The footage is then composited onto a rodeo arena background, and edited into a short clip of a bronc ride. The resulting clip is black and white and made to look like aged newsreel footage. This is shown on a large monitor, saved on a networked computer for later delivery to the visitor on the web. Mono audio.

    Storyboard

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    Rider mounts bronc and pushes button.     		r10b.gif (6k)
    Camera records visitor for 8 seconds. Crowd noise and announcer.     		r10c.gif (5k)
    Computer composites visitor footage (waist-up) onto arena background and edits into old-time ride sequence.     		r10d.gif (5k)
    Complete video appears on monitor.
    After timeout, monitor shows past real and composite rides. The second Display Monitor (behind the wall) shows previous rides and historical footage. Flowchart
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    Hardware

    Type Qty Make/Model
    Source Computer 1 Powermac G4/933MHZ/512MB
    Display 37" Plasma 2 Hitachi CMP307XU
    Audio Speakers 2 in monitor?
    Input camera 1 JVC GR_DVP3u
    buttons 1 unlit button on bronc
    Control show controller 1 MMSC

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    Software

    Authored in Director 8.5 for Mac. Steps:

    Button press comes into serial port (ASCII 1). Computer sends receive string (ASCII s,t,u,v, or w) indicating which sound the controller should play. Show controller also disables the button. Computer begins recording, showing live video window while recording.

    After 10 seconds, computer stops recording, and sends "b" to show controller. Show controller stops playing the sound.

    Computer processes the video, showing an appropriate message. During this time:

  • Visitor footage is composited onto background clip
  • Composited footage is pasted into archival clip
  • Film grain effect is applied to entire clip

    • The computer sends ASCII x,y,z,S, or T to show controller, indicating sound to play. Computer plays processed clip, full-screen.

    When playback is finished, computer sends "q" to show controller, to stop sound and enable button. Computer displays live video signal.

    If no button press within a specified time, computer goes to attract loop, which shows last 10 clips, no audio.

    Calibration: Capture time, chromakey settings, attract loop time, remote directory can all be set.