After hearing all the ideas from everyone in group tutorials and discussing them outside of class, Josh, Julia, Tom and I joined together and merged our ideas and goals.

Initial Idea

We wish to do an interactive installation piece involving the brain and nervous system in the body. The brain is split into different sections, each part associating with a particular trait or certain function.

We are thinking of having some form of brain, possibly touch screen or movement sensor, in which the viewer can touch a particular area and an interactive piece will be projected on to the wall/ walls, relating to whichever part of the brain was selected. For example, we were thinking of showing electrical impulses going through motor neurones to show the function that a particular area of the brain controls. The rate at which the impulses travel could get faster based on movement of the partaker. Which wall the interactive projection could be put on could also represent the area of the brain chosen by the viewer, for example if the front is selected it could be displayed on the wall directly in front.  

     

                                   

This interactive visual installation combines algorithm which stimulates fungal growth and cold digital aesthetics. 'People movement is tracked and changed into food that this digital life-form consumes. Lack of movement means lack of food, and fungus starts to slowly decay.' 

Also, here are some visual references we found of brain neurones that we quite liked and might want to incorporate in style wise.