NIME Projection Mapping

Creative Director and Logistics
Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, VA, June 3-6, 2018
Funded by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech

This project at the NIME Conference was presented by my SOVA Art 4544 and 5724 projection mapping class in collaboration with ICAT and the Moss Arts Center. We created a large-scale projection mapping project that was projected onto the south-west facade of the Moss Arts Center.

As creative director, I led students in the 3D scanning of the site from several angles to get accurate data. Then we tied all the scans together to create a large point cloud. Then, taking the point cloud data, we created a 3D mesh template for the class to aid in their projection mapping animations. The class also created a small mockup of the building to test their animations on a 3D surface. Each student and collaborative team took on different ideas and approaches for the project, including the following: utilizing the idea of scale, sound design, abstract animations, storytelling, dance and interactivity.

Collaborators: Armi Behzad, David J Franusich, Mahshid Gorjian, George Hardebeck, Tacie Jones, Xindi Liu, Daniel Robert Monzel, Huy Quoc Ngo, Heather Arnold, Jesse Bibel, Zachary Cortez, Justus Darby, Nishat Jamil, Antonia Marigliani, Pei Qiu, Michael Rhoades, Yiming Wang, ICAT (Arts, and Technology, Center for the Arts), Ben Knapp, Holly Williams, Melissa Wyers, Doug Witney and Moss Arts Center Crew.