Due: Wednesday November 6, 6:30pm before class. No late work.

Submit to: Groups submit one post to RSMA 2019: Project 03 and each student submits a link to that post on Canvas Project 03, along with a few sentences describing their role and contributions in the group project.

Introduction

Each group will design and prototype a meditative space that uses coordinated sound and visual media to enhance the functionality of the space. Groups can choose any type of meditative space to focus on, including:

• An existing place of worship
• A new room or space within a religious site
• A meditative or spiritual space within a workplace or academic campus
• A private space dedicated to one’s spiritual/mindfulness/religious practice

Design Considerations

• Is there an existing natural sound that your piece can interact with or respond to?
• Is there a specific, pre-existing ritual or mindfulness/meditation technique that you can focus on promoting?
• How are you choosing your sound palette? Are you using sounds that are familiar to the users of the space? Leveraging their nostalgia or memory?
• Should the sound relate to the visual components? Which should be more in focus?

Design Requirements

• Create a dynamic sound and visual media system (can be generative, interactive, or data-driven)
• Visual content can be screen-based, projection mapped, or light-based
• Design and fabricate a working model of the project. Emphasis is on the media you’re developing, not necessarily on the architecture of the space.

Deliverables

Groups must create a working model of their design. The model can be of low fidelity (cardboard, basic shapes), but must communicate their concept. Groups must then create a gallery post containing the following:

• A basic video of the functioning model. Video must be take using a tripod and with a black or white backdrop (you can find one in the IDeATe hallway or the CFA photo studio).
• Written explanation of the space. This is not a technical writeup. Describe how your media approach will aide in the user’s practice or in the intended functionality of the space. Describe the goals of the space and/or intervention and how it might affect users.
• Photographs of the model
• Presentation and Working Demo in class on November 6th.
  • You will have ONLY 10 MINUTES in class to prepare your demo.