My Defining Moment

The Wrath of Khanh

[khanhqlam]

AME 394 Final Project (in progress)

[khanhqlam]

AME 394 Final project writeup

My original plan for this project was to create a video feed back that capture the surroundings with people or things in the video and displaying it on top of an image. I wanted the video to project on only some part the image. For example, I have an image of a sports car displaying in the background and the video would capture whatever the surrounding like a webcam and displaying it on only the car and nothing else. I wanted to use the mosaic tile codes from the example that Brian showed us in class and display it rather than a regular no-filter video. I started on the idea but ran into issues soon after. I was not able to get the video to play with the image at the same time. I was looking for examples through open processing were not able to find anything. I was running out of time so I ended just using the codes for the mosaic tile example given by Brian in class and added a tint variable with a mouseX and MouseY to create a split video that could change size in the original video. I also added with the filter to make the video black and gray. All the example codes I got were from the original mosaic code I got from the video libraries and other examples are from learningprocessing.com. This project has a long way to go because I was not able to figure out how to layer the video on top an image and get it to do what I want. I would like to see this project get finished later down the road. The three weeks I had was a good amount of time if I did not have difficulty figuring out what to do with the mosaic tile codes and what to incorporate those codes with. I am not very skilled with processing or java scripting by that matter but I will continue to work on this project to see that it gets done the way I imagined it to be when I first start the project. In the future my goal for this project is do display the feedback on a bigger scale projection onto any type of surface and that it will blend in with that object to make some kind of a 3D image.

Project Codes:

import processing.video.*;

// Size of each cell in the grid, ratio of window size to video size int videoScale = 8; // Number of columns and rows in our system int cols, rows; // Variable to hold onto Capture object Capture video;

void setup() { size(640,500); // Initialize columns and rows cols = width/videoScale; rows = height/videoScale;

video = new Capture(this,640,500); video.start();

}

void draw() { // Read image from the camera if (video.available()) { video.read(); }

video.loadPixels(); // Begin loop for columns for (int i = 0; i < cols; i++) { // Begin loop for rows for (int j = 0; j < rows; j++) { int x = i*videoScale; int y = j*videoScale; color c = video.pixels[i*videoScale + videoScale*j*video.width]; fill(c); stroke(0); rect(x,y,videoScale,videoScale); } tint(mouseX,mouseY,255); image(video,0,0,mouseX,mouseY); filter(GRAY); } }

[khanhqlam]

Assignment 3 proposal

For the final project I want to work on some sort of interaction-movement video sketch using Processing. I have seen examples of the libraries that are shown in class and I want to try to play with some of those of sketches. My concentration is film so I would like to learn more about videos and video type sketches. Since coding is not my strongest suit I would like to use the existing sketch and add in personal ideas on what I want to do. I have some ideas on making the project as an interaction sketch, perhaps with body movements. For the long run I would like to build the project up as I go along by adding more features and effects. I have never experiments with video in processing but I believe it would be a good experience for me to try. Maybe down the road I can development this project into a better idea or concept to use for my portfolio to help me get jobs after I graduate. Plus it also gives me experience in dappling with java scripting and videos. I already have the feeling that it is going to be trial and error on my part to get it to work by creating the working script. So far I am not sure how far this project would take me but I know that I would gain experience from it and give me inspiration on tackling more complex projects. The tools that I would need for this project would be processing and some example codes or libraries to get me started and let me play around with it and see where it goes. 

[legendary]

Evolution of Batman

via Co.Design

[khanhqlam]

AME 394 assignment #2: color bouncing balls

[khanhqlam]

AME 394: Assignment 2

For assignment 2 I started working on a single bouncing ball sketch that only bounced once every time I ran the sketch. I wanted to have multiple balls bouncing so I searched online through openprocessing.com and found an example codes of multiple balls. I then added the Pvector class to have the balls bounce everywhere in the sketch. I also added a mouse tracker so when I move the mouse in the sketch the bouncing balls follows it. All the balls are random colors and they have a color streak when they moving. The problem that I found while working on this sketch is to have the balls follow the mouse but once I got that working it was pretty cool to see it work. I want to use this code as an example for my future sketches for bouncing objects.

Code example:

Node[] nodes = new Node[12]; void setup() { size(600, 500); colorMode(HSB, 50); smooth(); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) { nodes[i] = new Node(); } } void draw() { fadeBackground(10); for (int i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) { nodes[i].run(); } } void fadeBackground(int a) { stroke(255); smooth(); fill(100, 0, 0, a); rect(0, 0, width, height); } class Node { PVector loc, vel, acc; float velLimit = 10; int hue; Node() { loc = new PVector(random(width), random(height)); vel = new PVector(0, 0); acc = new PVector(0, 0); hue = int(random(50)); } void run() { move(); display(); } void move() { seekMouse(); vel.add(acc); gravity(); vel.limit(velLimit); bounce(); loc.add(vel); } void seekMouse() { PVector mouse = new PVector(mouseX, mouseY); acc = PVector.sub(mouse, loc); acc.normalize(); acc.mult(0.1); } void gravity() { vel.y += 0.1; } void bounce() { if (loc.x < 0 && vel.x < 0) vel.x *= -1; else if (loc.x > width && vel.x > 0) vel.x *= -1; if (loc.y < 0 && vel.y < 0) vel.y *= -1; else if (loc.y > height && vel.y > 0) vel.y *= -1; } void display() {

noStroke(); fill(hue, 100, 78); ellipse(loc.x, loc.y, 30, 30); } }

[khanhqlam]

3D moving sphere

My sketch started with bouncing balls from an assignment of a previous semester and I wanted to change that to a 3d plain but could not figured it out. I ended up finding an example of a 3D plain and then worked around with my bouncing ball into a moving 3D plain. Also when I use a mouse press and hold the sphere pauses and when I let it go it starts moving again.

here is the sketch code:

int xPos=320; int yPos=240; int zPos=1; int xSpeed=2; int ySpeed=2; int zSpeed=2; int xDirection=1; int yDirection=1; int zDirection=1; // end of variables void setup() { size (640, 480, P3D); smooth(); } void draw() { background(1); lights(); // box setup stroke(255); // inital ball set up translate (xPos, yPos, -zPos); sphere(100); float r =random(255); float b= random(255); float g = random(255); fill(r,b,g);

// motion setup xPos = xPos + (xSpeed * xDirection); yPos = yPos + (ySpeed * yDirection); zPos = zPos + (zSpeed * zDirection); if (xPos>width-50) { xDirection*=-1; } if (yPos>height-50) { yDirection*=-1; } if (zPos>500) { zDirection*=-1; } if (xPos<50) { xDirection*=-1; } if (yPos<50) { yDirection*=-1; } if (zPos<0) { zDirection*=-1; } //reversal if (mousePressed) { xDirection *=-1; yDirection *=-1; zDirection *=-1; } }

[khanhqlam]

[mymodernmet]

Graffiti birds by Luis Seven Martins (L7m)

A series of graffiti works where large, feathered birds emerge in many unexpected perches along the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil.

[khanhqlam]

creativity at the max

[khanhqlam]

Social Media: The new communication

As one of the final assignment for MCO435 I had to read and analyzed two books on social media. The book I chose werePersonal Connection in The Digital AgeandThe Young & The Digital.The first book was about the progression of technology in social media and the second was about social media and how it is involved with the young generations and how it is affecting them as well. Both of these books are interesting because they book gave me a better understanding of how social media evolved and how it is taking over our lives.

As I read these books it showed me the effects that social media has on everyone but mostly the younger generations. My parents grew up from not know what a computer is to myself growing up not only knowing what a computer is but to know how to operate one pretty well. Now with the new generations we know all about social media likeFacebookandTwitterand it is very uncommon to see some one not have a social media account. Social media is so involved in our lives that we cannot live a day without it. We cannot go on a day without checking ourFacebookand tweeting our activities out there for others to see. This is normal in our lives and it is in our daily activities like eating, sleeping, working, playing video games, etc...This is how we communicate to our friends and families but the same time we do not see how much time we are wasting using social media. Before the social media movement we make friends through meeting people in the outside world and hanging out with them. Now everything is social media so we talk to our friends online most of the time and that is only way of communication. We go on each others pages and comment on pictures and reply back to what they wrote on their wall. We don't make an effort into hanging out but to play online games with each others.

Face-to-face interaction is how we create interpersonal relationships with the people around us but with social media it create barriers so we cannot develop them. You cannot tell how a person is feeling over a monitor screen and text. These are the things that Baym and Watkins mentioned in their books. After reading these two books I realized that you should not put so much time into social media because it will only become a bigger phenomenon. Facebook will eventually die out but something new will take over and everyone will be on it. Sometimes it is easier to follow the crowd and join in then rebel but following trends and keeping up with the crowds will only lead to wasting your time. You can use those time to get things done and setting times to actually hanging out with the people you talk to online.

[katherinemckeon-blog]

In this New York Times article, a new type of sustainability movement is discussed-one that involves the revolutionary powers of Facebook. A new app has been released that allows people to post their energy consumption levels to their Facebook page and challenge their friends to energy reduction...

[khanhqlam]

My respond:

I think this is a great idea to start off as long as people contribute. Going green is what we needed in this day and age and what is better to get the words out then with social media. Social media has come along way and by doing this will get more attention from organizations. In order for an organization to be successful they need to setup good presentations and pass it around and Facebook and Twitter is the best way for ideas to be passed around and share for the world to see.

[shequanshow-blog]

This video received over a million hits! This was a video that started simply from a cell phone upload… and it took off from there.. being emailed, shared, and even hitting television air ways…. this got me to wondering about me as a parent… what would i do… well this is how i feel…..

The footage of the two boys fighting wasn’t hard for me to watch, I more wondered why the little one was picking on the big on. When the big boy toss the little one like a rag doll, all I could think was “what the heck?!”   I think Richard was at fault for this incident, because he had picked on Casey for so long, Casey became fed up that he decided to defend himself.  It was not wrong for Casey to fight back. He had a right to defend himself.  Richard claims that Casey started the fight; but I think Richard was more so embarrassed because he didn’t know Casey had it in him to fight back.  From watching the video alone, It seems Richard was having fun hitting and poking fun at Casey. Richard in a sense got what he deserved. If you hit someone, chances they will hit you back, harder, and aim for more damage. I do feel also that Casey could have possible really hurt Richard with WWF move that he used on Richard. I don’t think size matters in this situation. If you taunt someone bigger than you, I believe you better be prepared to take what you dish out. 

After watching the interview of Richard, I can understand why he is a “bully”.  He’s a small guy, buckteeth, very skinny, and a bit awkward looking; chances are he has been bullied in the past; and because of that, He decided to bully the biggest guy that he knew wouldn’t fight back.   Well, with all the built up emotion and frustration, Casey exploded.

 If Casey was my child, I would have wanted him to come to me first, to try to resolve the matter with; I would hope the school would intervene before the situation escalated.  If my son happens to be in a position where it was necessary to defend himself, no, I would not be upset by his actions exhibited like Casey’s.

Some signs of bullying can range from a number of actions and triggered emotions. Some children become afraid of going to school; their attitude may become very aggressive or depressive. In some cases of bullying, victims have even tried to commit suicide.  A victim of bullying may show changes in their academic performance.  In the future, I will always try to have an open communication with my child regarding school, and people he hangs out with.  I will be involved. And of course make sure to go over the rules and reasoning of self-defense.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 0_o

#MCO435

[khanhqlam]

My respond:

I feel that Casey deserve the rights to defend himself from Richard. Most of the time you see a kid that is getting bullied are usually the smaller guy and the bully is most of the time the bigger one but in this case it is the other way around. I could not believe it when I watched the video but it is true that Casey which was the bigger kid getting bullied by the smaller one which was Richard. I feel that getting bullied is a part of life for most kids during their childhood years and sometime you just going to have to defend yourself. If Casey was my kid I would applaud him for defending himself because one way or another you will going to have to for the bullies to stop. Big or small it does not matter, if you have someone bulling you you have the rights to defend yourself and if it takes a body slam to get your bully to stop then that is what you have to do. School violent never solve any problems but defending yourself is a lesson that you HAVE to learn in order to survive in the world. I bet that nobody is going to pick on Casey anytime soon after watching that footage. 

[khanhqlam]

Most of the world interconnection through email; Social Media: Survey

In a this article I have found it's about social media is very interesting. It is said that throughout the world we have lost the touch of actually communicating with each other. Since there is so many social networking sites out there it makes it easier to have conversation with each other. It avoids that awkwardness of a certain conversation to just avoiding facing that person. To know that six out of ten people are using social networking sites and forums show that daily conversation is transforming and changing at a rapid rate. 

The article surveyed people from Argentina to South Korea and it showed that there are so many people using these website. Throughout the world things are being changed and it's changing rapidly. In Hungary it showed that 94 percent of the population are using emails to communicate with each other. That is such a high percentage if you look at it. This means that almost all of the country are on their computers chatting with each other; than calling them.

Personally this article has shown that its a slap in society face. We are losing the personal feeling to conversation. Remember the days where you actually had to call someone on the phone and actually listen to their voice. Now all you have to do is shoot a text to that person and that's it. I feel that has our technology grows and we depend more and more on technology we are going to lose how to communicate with each other.

The future of this increase will show that people are not going to be able to handle certain conversation since communication through social networking does not help show the emotion of the conversation. The other day I was watching a show and the grandfather was saying he was asking his grandson what he was doing on the computer and the grandson said that he was talking to this girlfriend. The grandfather was flabbergasted when the girlfriend lived two blocks down. The grandfather said why wouldn't you go down the street to talk to her in person she's not that far. This right here shows us that the kids of today are losing real conversation skills.

Here's the article

[roseyyybabyyy]

After class on Tuesday with our discussion about politics and political campaigns it really got me thinking about what to expect for this year. Its time for another presidential election so I want to see what it is like 4 years later. So I went to president Obama’s webpage. Which like the survey...

[khanhqlam]

I believe that social media is a good way to use for campaigning. Since everyone is one Facebook and Twitter, it is a great way to bring up issues so that ways everyone can see where the candidates are at on those issues. Since not everyone have time to watch TV or have a TV they can still get on their twitter and check the status on the campaigns. Everyone has their own favorite candidates so it is a good reason to follow them on Twitter. If candidates update their campaign journey on Twitter more often then it could help them win in my opinion.

[noirmatrix-blog]

In 2011 CNBC released a brief and engaging 45-minute documentary that covered the rapid rise of Mark Zuckerberg as an Internet visionary and the viral growth of Facebook. The short titled “The Facebook Obsession,” details how deeply engrained the website has become in today’s digital age....

[khanhqlam]

My respond:

I feel that Facebook has grown so huge that everyone in the world know what is it even in the countries that has banned it like China. Facebook is a new gateway for communication all over the world. I think that Facebook should not be banned in certain countries and that everyone should be able to enjoy the freedom of communication but if you are a citizen in a communist country like China or Korea then there is nothing you can do. Facebook is good for reaching out to families, friends, and social related people in your everyday life and for people that are across the world. There will always going to be negative consequences along with the positive consequences when it comes to Facebook, but as long as you use it wisely then there will be no problem. Facebook will come and go and then there will be another site that will take over so why try to stop it because technology will never stop. 

[jroy9390-blog]

You may or may not have realized that Facebook knows where you’ve been, what songs you’re listening to, what news articles you just read, and even who you are creeping on. According to Facebook’s privacy policy: “We receive data from the computer, mobile phone or other device you use to access...

[khanhqlam]

                I found that Facebook is a gateway to spy on people and we should be more aware about what Facebook is more capable of. The more we are on the more information are stored in it. If you visits alot of sites and share alot of information your prone to give away personal information and that will lead to bad things. I try to leave out as much valuable information as possible every time I am on and that is why I do not get on as much as others. So just be careful of what you want to share on facebook because it does store those information. Remember that facebook became how it is because of the people that are on it so we are all to blame on what has become of facebook.   

[brittshirk]

Continuing on the topic of privacy and social media, I recently came across an article written by Todd Pheifer on Yahoo news. It discussed how many employers and colleges, especially those who participate in school athletics, now want the passwords of their students and/or employee’s Facebooks and...

[khanhqlam]

        My Respond:

I think it is outrages that colleges are wanting students to give up their passwords to facebook! Facebook is for individuals and each individual person has the right to their privacy. By giving up your password means to give up your privacy and nobody is willing to do that. What will colleges do with the passwords anyways? to spy on us? We as college students are allowed to display whatever we want about our lives to the public anytime and anywhere and unless facebook is going to be banned in America we will never have to even think about letting someone spying on us.