Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Faatufugaga Maualuga Competition Category.

UʻameaFaatufugaga Maualuga· 2022

Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Faatufugaga Maualuga Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi

O le Reconnect o se galuega fa'amele fa'atekonolosi e uiga i feso'ota'iga a tagata soifua pe a mae'a se vaitaimi o le ola mamao. O lenei galuega e tu'ufa'atasia ai ata vitio na pu'eina o telefoni fa'aata ma le sefululua (12) mata masini LCD ua fa'apipi'i i totonu o se fa'ava'a alumini fa'atasi ma laina moli LED. O se mea pu'eata (webcam) e fa'aali mai ai foliga o le tagata asiasi o tu i luma o le fa'atulagaga i luga o le mata masini autu, ae o isi mata masini e fa'aalia ai tagata o tautatala i telefoni fa'aata na pu'eina. I le taimi muamua, e tafe ta'itasi lava se telefoni i luga o mata masini ta'itasi, ona fa'asolosolo lea ona tu'ufa'atasi uma o mata masini e fai ma ata autasi e tasi. O lenei fa'atulagaga na fa'apolokalameina i le fa'aoga o polokalame va'aia e fa'avae i luga o node (node based visual software), ma na fa'agaoioia e le pu'e o le laptop e tasi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Reconnect Galuega Fa'amele Fa'atekonolosi ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: People have lived remotely but it’s getting back to normal life and they start to “reconnect” in the real world. This installation is composed of “virtual” interviews and multiple displays extended into “real” space.
Post-pandemic life won't look the same for everybody but you can see bright faces and positive words in this installation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1000mm x Depth 1000mm x Height 2000mm
LED stripes: WS2812B
LCD screens: SHARP 5.5inch / 7.9inch LCD screen
PC: Mouse computer Next GEAR NOTE i57
Software: Derivative TouchDesigner
Tags: installation, art, contemporary, touchdesigner, contemporary art, video art, digital art
Production Technology: This installation was programmed by TouchDesigner, which is a node based visual programming language for interactive contents.
And it is composed of LCD screens, LED stripes and almi-frames. Each screens are connected to video splitter with HDMI cables.
One laptop pc handle 12 video outputs and LED data and sound.
Design Challenge: The most challenging point was how to output 12 zoom videos to LCD displays from one laptop PC.
I used 2 video splitters and programmed these videos were in-sync. At the first part, zoom calls are ongoing on each LCD screen, but gradually each screen compose one multi-display.
Research: Communications have changed since COVID happened. We are separated physically but on the other hand, we were able to talk virtually through zoom calls. I tried to materialize this way of communication into the real world. I asked my friends to record our zoom calls and they willingly accepted to be a part of my installation. You can hear positive words in this experience.
Inspiration: People are using zoom call and we can see each other on screen. I tried to extend this situation into real space with LCD screens.
Project Duration: This installation had been exhibited for a joint exhibition, "Public Visuals Exhibition" in Tokyo in October 2021 for two weeks.
Operation Flow: If you stand in front of this installation, your face is shown on center screen through webacam. And zoom calls are starting and people are shown on the other screen. Even if they are zoom calls but they are ongoing on actual screens, you will feel as if you talk to people in person.
Team Members: Director : Atsushi Kobayashi
Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi