Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Bonono bo Botle le Diketso tsa Bonono Competition Category.

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Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Bonono bo Botle Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale

Mongolo oa Buka: Reconnect ke kaho ea bonono ba dijithale e buang ka puisano ea batho ka mor'a nako ea bophelo bo bapaloang hole. Mosebetsi ona o kopanya mecheso e tlalehiloeng ea mehala ea video le liskrine tse leshome le metso e 'meli tsa LCD tse behiloeng ka har'a foreime ea aluminiamo e nang le lithapo tsa LED. Webcam e bonts'a sefahleho sa moeti ea emeng ka pel'a kaho ena skrineng se bohareng, ha tse ling tsa liskrine li bonts'a batho ba buang mecheso e tlalehiloeng. Qalong skrine se seng le se seng se bapala mocheso o arohaneng, ebe hamorao liskrine tsohle li fetoha setšoantšo se le seng ka botsitso. Kaho ena e ile ea ngoloa ka software ea pono e thehiloeng holim'a li-node 'me ea sebelisoa ke laptop e le 'ngoe.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Reconnect Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Kaho ea Bonono ba Dijithale e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

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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