A hybrid ritual generator is in goals to deal with the issues of diversity of cultures. We are a mix of cultures and when two cultures come together choices have to made in which a new hybrid culture is created. For example one might be need to have a Christian wedding and future spouse might be from Kenya and want to have a tradition Swahili wedding. However due to either for an appreciation of both cultures or neither a new combination wedding can occur or a totally new wedding can be created. These rituals are universal and can be from everyday actions to major life events such as a wedding.
We are attempting to create a space that is the Hybrid ritual generator that would allow the user to become fully immersed into the diverse cultural experience. This space will allow the user to create new random cultural narratives of rituals. We are exploring forms with a Zoetrope or a puzzle as an interface using layers of universal cultural differences for one scenario. For example if a user was to have a sister in one setting a choice might need to be made. Either kill or kiss sister. Once you have chose one you might change the setting and change the story or see the results of one culture. We have also discussed the idea of including a camera that would allow the user to be absorbed into the stories.
Prarthana Panchal
Chris Rusay
Laura Crawford
Main topic
Bridging Diverse Cultures
Hybrid Ritual Generator
Giant Zoetrope.
I sight Camera
Currently thinking a sort of puzzle game board.
Servos that toggle with sensors that use of motion sensors.
Three layers
Loops of animation
Images of Culture
Build more tactile stuff.
Isadora. Interactive manipulation of digital video.
Layering of environment
Shifting
Foreground
Background
How can you make someone feel another culture.
Confrontation of a hybrid culture.
Put a person out of their comfort zone.
Informing people of cultural change.
Design Questions
• How to inform the user of cultural differences through the use of rituals?
• How do you make someone come from it with a true meaning?
A creative expression of cultural rituals and emotive.
Entertaining and novel to insert the user into the experience.
Creating different narratives through the experience. Randomly generated Non-linear narrative.
Providing the "ah ha" moment. When you see something in context that is when you learn the best
Addressing awareness by juxtaposition of alternate or unfamiliar cultural trends
For the user to connect the dots by giving the content
One holiday as one overwhelming experience.
Parachute over the user. To Encapsulate. You walk into this other setting. Based around a holiday setting.
Walking into a space spins imager inside as a zoetrope. Provides you information and projects. Mechanics inside the generator.
This is the generator you are part of the machine. Used in the scenario.
The uncomfortable element.
Consumed by the culture around them.
Stills specific holiday. For example disturbing image. Similar hard to tell what it is. Something western.
Trivialized that you must kill your sister.. Tell you what to do.
Slot machine like a Random generator.
Set up ritual holiday and moving through experience. Capture their face. Move there face. Putting them into the screen in category of culture.
Will be images of cultural scenarios
It will be original
The machine does not work without the user. They are the cog in the wheel.
The relationship of the user will be like the user is Dorothy and we are the wizard of oz
How is the user going to generate this imagery. The user would be players in it.
An interactive objects and space piece would allow the user to be more immersed
Our user would be aged 20+ western culture.
Not to provide a resource for people to know what to do when traveling into other cultures
A Happy Kumbaya story
Similar projects links
http://www.ashtonsystems.net/~kbduo/instant.html
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/magicbook/background.html
http://www.cvebook.com/pages/images.php
http://devolve.aaeol.ca/online/klangtheater.html
http://otheredge.com.au/exchange/writing/language_of_interactivity.htm
http://www.ace.uci.edu/program/overview.html
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/newmedia/
Narrow down to specific elements.
Told a scenario: Your sister broke up with her boyfriend. See the opposite
side from another culture. Coming up with specific scenarios and layering
options for those options.
Only implement on 5 surface levels and one in depth considering time constraints.
Brenda Laurel
Benjamin Weissman
Johnny the Screen writer
Not site specific, but we are still researching site specific. It will be geared towards a location at Art Center. But could be executed in a Temple or Church