The images resulting from the project • • i • phyx to, Portuguese Frederick Phillips and Japanese Maria Takeuchi, are mesmerizing and a ghostly beauty. Thousands of lines joined by thousands of points draw the movement of a dancing body, creating a kind of cloud. The challenge to try and use technological tools for unusual purposes led the pair to choose the Kinect, the Xbox console motion sensor, to show how a computer “sees” a person and how you can be “expressive without limits.”
Frederick Phillips is a Portuguese than 25 years to 17 left Boliqueime in the Algarve, to join a course in Digital Media in Sweden. Course curriculum part included six months of compulsory internship. Frederick decided to try his luck in New York, United States. Ended up and that’s where he lives and works since 2009. Designer, uses 3D technology as the main tool to try to find a balance between the technical and artistic. On your resume are interests in several projects involving brands like Mini, Ford or Hyundai, Nike, Swarovski or Panasonic.
Recently joined Maria Takeuchi, 29, a producer of music Brooklyn, to develop phyx • • • i a, an experimental project that “arose because there is a need and a constant willingness to experiment and combine new tools without the often existing pressure on commercial work,” as he explained to PUBLIC.
The duo decided to use the Kinect to capture the performance of Shiho Tanaka dancer and use not one but two sensors, to capture as much information as possible. “This information was then combined and filtered so that could proceed with the visual development. The project was completed start to finish in five to six weeks and all the rendered images in five computers. “
Frederick and Mary decided to join several software and the Kinect (Microsoft) to catch Shiho Tanaka pictures dancing. “These capture techniques are already possible and constantly used for several years for productions with large financial capacity, but these small sensors now allow most people have the same opportunity for a very low cost,” says designer .
Através of inexpensive sensors, the duo managed to capture data Ballerina movements for 30 minutes, which were then worked on five computers with 3D technology tools that have transformed the choreography performed by Shiho Tanaka in computerized images, dancing to the sound of a soundtrack created by Maria Takeuchi.
The association of technology with the art of dance led to the phyx • • i • a, a three-minute film, which the “performance are focused on eloquent choreography that emphasizes the desire to be expressive without limits.”
Since the work of Frederick and Mary came to the Internet, a few days ago, the feedback they have received is overwhelming, says the Portuguese Publico. “It was surprisingly due to the volume of visits [to site of the phyx • • i • a] and we are still trying to digest all emails we receive. Does, in fact, that all the work and the hours worked in this project have been worth it. “
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