Our technical team Gleb and Mirza has made significant changes in developing the spotlight and firefly tracking system for the installation we are designing. What was found to be helpful was transitioning to blob detection where we have overcome conflicts with hand tracking in low light conditions. This way it will effectively track human movement by subtracting the background where there will be adjustments of the spotlights to follow the detected humans.
Some breakthroughs that occurred was the inclusion of a multi-spotlight system that is capable of reaching two humans, where there are plans to scale and refine smooth transitions and dynamic resizing. There is some development with Firefly effects where it features a motion blur and flickering opacity to create an organic visual. The particles would swarm around the active spotlights and then it would disperse when the tracking stops which would add depth and interactivity to the display.
During the discussion that Gleb and Mirza had was that there are limitations such as restricted Y-axis tracking and environmental inconsistencies found by the testing in David Han’s footage. Some upcoming steps include having more spotlights, refine the firefly behaviors, the integration of live camera feeds for real world testing, and lastly to explore and expand on the tracking perimeter which would include grassy areas.
With these new improvements we are on track to finishing the final prototype that will showcase an engaging installation for the people visiting Lights On Stratford Festival!
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