The photos that are being shown first show the journey up and down Union Street:
This image shows a bus stop just up from the start of Union Street. Bus stops are a very good starting point in looking for a suitable place to project our interactive video as they are a place people will be spending time at, waiting for periods of time that make this a perfect opportunity for interacting with them with our video. One concern is as shown in the photo, there is alot of excess light in the area, this could weaken our chances of grabbing the attention of surrounding people as the projection may not be as clear as it could be.
The image above clearly shows a large area shaded by the surrounding light and is much darker than the other areas. I found this interesting as not only will the projection we make become much clearer and more likely to interact with passing peoples paths, but is also more likely to attract attention as its such a different light any way. I feel this spot in this location could prove very successful when projecting our groups project video.
As mentioned above, I have discovered that shaded areas will be a very good place to focus on when projecting this interactive video. The image above shows the Dance Academy. I have focused on the Dance Academy before in previous posts, so I feel it would be nice to continue the focus on this particular building, even though we as a group have decided to project on the floor, there is no reason we are unable to project on the floor in front of the Dance Academy. In the image above it can be clearly seen that the overhead canopy of the building blocks light coming from surrounding lamp posts creating a very large long shadow. This could also be a very good place to project as will be considered when we choose our final projection location.
The 5 images below were taken at the end of our Union Street visit. We all also liked this area as it seemed to be the most busy with people walking by every few minutes. It also provided a very large space where we could project upon, much larger space than any of the other pavements we walked along during our trip.
As you can see from the three images above, after only standing there for 2 - 3 minutes, there were people in every photo taken. This strongly sways the argument that the projection should be positioned here. The fact that people always use this route on their travels in this area proves that the chances of interacting with pedestrians with our video are greatly increased.
Another factor to the area we spotted was the fact that there were tiles on the pavement, all of identical size (square). This could provide us with a great advantage of measuring the tiles, and using an editing program to further intensify the video to use these square tiles, taking there measurements and making the elements in the video fit to these specifics. This could further increase our chances of interacting with passers by as it would look even more aesthetically pleasing and in return gaining more attention.
My biggest concern with this location however, is the the fact the right in the middle of this particular spot there is a huge light source directly above. This in effect would greatly decrease the impact the projection has on the floor, making it less clear and therefore resulting in less of a chance in interacting with passing people. This is a huge problem with this site and gives me strong doubts in whether this spot is the best place to project upon.
This will have to be resolved with the myself and members in my group coming to a conclusion at a later date.
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