Threadwaxing
Space, New York 1997
Project Description:
I constructed a camera rig for panoramic time-lapse
photography to capture a place over a period of time. I stood on the
corner of St. Marks Place and Bowery for 24 hours while the camera rig continually
grabbed QuickTimeVR scenes. I then built a television set that could do two
things: 1. adjust the pan of the QTVR
scene by rotating the set on its base; and 2. adjust the time of day through
the channel selector. The user therefore controlled
the view, both time and spatial.
This piece was included in the "Elsewhere"
exhibit at The Threadwaxing Gallery.
Technical Notes: The capture and camera control software was
written in Macromedia Director/Lingo. The
stitching was done in MPW. The playback
was done in Macromedia Director/Lingo
controlled by a Basic Stamp.
