Follow Your Heart! is hereby officially downscaled to preliminary version status for its presentation by the end of May due to my concern that I will not be able to implement all the desired features of the full project by that time.
Major differences anticipated between the presentation version of this project and a design for a full version fall into three categories:
- Light source: Rather than using two pan-tilt servomechanism-mounted spotlights at opposite ends of the space, I will likely be taking up Max’s helpful suggestion of using a fixed projector. This is an aesthetic compromise, as I suspect that contrast between the light and dark areas will decrease. This method is also likely to significantly limit the space of movement and does not address the problem of the participant’s body obstructing the light as the two-spotlight design would. Two projector units may be necessary to adequately cover the floor of the display area.
- Heart monitoring technique: Two of the three options I am simultaneously pursuing at this stage would be attached to the participant by chest strap. Ideally, I would like to use the less invasive option, consisting of a finger clip/wrap and wristband unit. I am unlikely to address this concern in my preliminary version of my project.
- Programmed movement and installation space: While a projector is in some ways a more visually flexible system, is likely to constrain the overall size of the movement area and will necessitate different programming of the light’s movement behavior than a full version of Follow Your Heart! in order to maximize the illusion that the participant is moving in a space without boundaries. Adjusting the ideal scale of my project to available spaces is another limitation of this preliminary version.
Despite these changes necessary for meeting the presentation deadline, I am confident that the preliminary version of Follow Your Heart! will still follow through on the artistic ambitions laid out in my project proposal.
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