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2009
May 22, 2006
‘MOVIEGEN’ Seeking Collaborators
From Aidan Feldman (Computer Science & Dance), for a GROCS 09
proposal:

The system I am imagining, nicknamed "MoveGen", would be an interac-

tive movement generator. This would allow a user to create a virtual
character, which would take some sort of input (e.g. motion capture data,
sound) and respond in a semi-autonomous way. I would personally like to
incorporate this into dance performance, but I believe it could be used for
other applications, as well. I imagined creating a game that acts like Peter
Pan's shadow, where a projected figure would imitate the participant's
movement, but then decide to tease the user and run away.

I already have a few seriously interested parties (and potential sources of

funding/support), including the UM3D Lab, the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair,
September 16, 2008
and the Hands-On Museum.
Wednesday Tea
I am looking for collaborators, particularly individuals with strong
programming skills, who have an interest in the intersection of technology 3.15 - 5.30 PM
and the arts. I expect to encounter challenges with 3D animation and
movement physics, computer vision, gesture recognition, dance improvisa-
tion, computational creativity and artificial intelligence, so experience or
interest in those areas would be beneficial.
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The scope of this project would be from present, at least through April Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
2009. I hope to conduct research and design (remotely) over the rest of this
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Please contact me if you (or anyone you know) might be interested!
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Aidan Feldman
4th-year, dual-degree Computer Science and Dance 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
email: afeld@umich.edu
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cell: 708-296-3000