Propose a Final Project

Title: A Replay of My Life on Another Body

Form: Exoskeleton Robot

 

Project Background

Lifelogging often refers to the process of digitally capturing our entire lives using wearable computers. During the previous 2 years as an artist I have been focusing on creating new forms of artistic expressions and cinematic experiences enabled by lifelogging technologies.

One of these projects is Bad Trip which started at October 2011. It focuses on entirely capturing the sight and sound a person perceives using custom video camera mounted on glasses, and making these “virtual memories” into a video game installation named as “Bad Trip”.

The lifelogging Camera Mounted on Glasses

Screenshot from the Videogame Installation

My Virtual Memories in the Videogame

Demo Video: http://www.kwanalan.com/#!blank/czod

 

Project Concept

3D Rendering of the Exoskeleton Robot (3D Modeled and Rendered in Blender)

3D Rendering of the Exoskeleton Robot (3D Modeled and Rendered in Blender)

In this final project of the class I hope to extend my lifelogging practice to body motion capture. I will build an exoskeletal robot with head-mounted display that replays my life on another person's body. It references the concept of Marcel·Li ‘s work Requiem and takes a step forward by attempting to transcribe my true life experience to others.

Inertial Motion Capture Sensors

Therefore, in addition to sight and sound, my body motion will be entirely recorded by intertial sensors around my body during my daily life. During exhibition, the exoskeletal robot will control the person within, according to the motion capture data of mine at a particular segment of my life, and the head-mounted display will be showing to him the sight and sound that I was perceiving. It therefore enables visitors to full-bodily and immersively experience my life.