1. Team “I Dunno”:
Stephen Halley
Leo Cannon
John Prendergast
William Morrissey

2. INTERACTIVE ART
Installation Based
User Interaction
Sensors:
Touch
Movement
Biosensors:
Body Heat
Pulse Sensors

3. HISTORY OF
INTERACTIVE ART
• Dating Back To 1920’s.
• 1960’s/70’s – Video & Satellites.
• 1990’s – Emergence of Digital Art.
• 21st Century – “Kinect” Technology.

4. Existing Examples
“Semiboneless” by Madbutter
“The Pool” by Jen Lewin
“905” by Maybytes

5. GRAPHIC DESIGN
Communicating an
effective message by
combining text and
graphics

6. Typography
 Study of type faces and fonts. Used
creatively and effectively for
advertisement purposes

7. Image Editing
 Likewise, graphic designers use photo
editing software in order to easily enhance
digital images

8. History of animation and
Special Effects (pre
2000)

9.  Pre 1900’s- First motion picture special effect
 Pre 1920’s- Improvements on the matte shot
 Pre 1950’s- Motion picture industry
 Pre 1990’s- The science fiction age
 Pre 2000- Development of CGI

10. Examples of special effects
Matte (glass shot) shot
Hidden wires
CGI pictures

11. Animation and Special
Effects (post 2000)

12. Current State Of The Animation
Industry
 Closures of small independent animation studios
 Cost of Producing is rising
 Internet and illegal downloads
 Anime Industry struggling

13. CGI - Computer Generated Imagery
Pros and Cons Of CGI
• (Pro) Better visuals
• (Pro) Work is done in one room
• (Con) Loss of movie magic
• (Con) Over used

14. Examples of current animation
and special effects

15. References:
 Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org
 “Digital Art History: Computers and the History of Art – Vol. 1
- Anna Bentkowska-Kafel (Jan. 2005)
 “Biosensorfusion: New Interfaces for Interactive Multimedia Art.”
-Yoichi Nagashima (Shizouka University of Art and Culture)

“Print: America’s Graphic Design Magazine.” (Vol.14)
- The Bauhaus & Typography.
 “Special Effects: The History & Technique”
-Richard Rickett (2007)
 R2001.com - http://www.R2001.com
http://www.design-lib.com/graphic-design-definition-gd.php
http://www.pointlessart.com/education/loyalist/typetalk/garamond
/history.html
 Canadian Animation Resources
http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca