»JND (just noticeable difference) #1: Semblance«
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Keywords
Information
Christopher Salter >
»JND (just noticeable difference) #1: Semblance«, 2009 - 2013
Co-Workers & Funding:
Concept/Direction: Chris SalterSound Design: Marije Baalman/Chris Salter
Sensing/Programming: Marije Baalman
Light: Harry Smoak
Production Management: Brett Bergmann, Matthieu Tremblay
Installation Design/Construction: Duncan Swain, Justine Chibuk, Jan Ohl, Thomas Spier
Installation Skin Research and Development: Elio Bidinost/Shannon Collis
Technical Direction (Europe): Thomas Spier
Management: Dieta Sixt
Funded with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Conseil des Arts et des lettres Québec.
http://www.chrissalter.com/projects.php#JND1
Technology
Material
MDF structure, Computer, 12 channel Russound amplifier,12 Clark Synthesis Vibrotactile Actuators, LEDs, Perspex, Custom hardware and software
Descriptions & Essays
JND is a new series of multimedia installations that explores the concept of just noticeable difference. The first project, Semblance, is an interactive installation exploring the phenomenon of cross modal perception - the ways in which one sense impression affects our perception of another sense. The installation comprises a series of modular, portable “pods,” each of which is installed with devices that produce subtle levels of tactile, auditory, visual and olfactory feedback for the visitors, including a floor of vibrotactile actuators that participants lie on, peripheral levels of light, scent and audio sources which generating frequencies on the thresholds of seeing, hearing and smelling.
Literature
Farman, Jason. Mobile Interface Theory: Embodied Space and Locative Media. New York: Routledge, 2012.
Fechner, Gustav Theodor. »Elemente der Psychophysik.« https://archive.org/details/elementederpsych001fech.
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