Currently installing the final version of this weird and interesting creepy box for my media installation course. It is a box with several holes of varying sizes that have different looping videos playing back. All of the videos relate to looking into something. There is an eye doctor test, sniper rifle, telescope into space, a keyhole. There are also lots of eyes that are looking as well. In our original concept this box was an exploration of how to get users to look at something in unique ways, force them to look at different angles, or try to induce vertigo. In this final version, we decided to unify our concept and make it a bit more creepy by designing around a concept that this box is the essence of a person hunting people for eyes.

To achieve this there is a pico projector bouncing off of a mirror on to several of the hole, and a Dell monitor as well. Additionally there is another monitor for a special viewing area where it shows a live feed of the person looking into the box at that angle, and then creepy individuals that have been prerecorded appear to be walking up behind them. This is driven with Max and Isadora on 2 separate computers. There is also an audio loop playing inside of modulated breathing sounds. FUN! Ha.

As we finalize this over the next week I will be really excited to see what people are thinking about all of this. One individual has described at as "the project where you die". I'd say that is a sign of some success in gaining a narrative from this piece. I am also proud that this installation is the only one continuously operating from the class. Many of the other projects are just not operating, or have failed max patches.

I'm really hoping to push this concept later on in my work with conference next spring!

Box of holes that show looping videos of different ways a person might look through. Concept is a person obsessed with eyes has their essence captured within all the moments of this box.