
Minwoo Bae
The interactive triangle matrix
a Triangle Dice Musical Device with smart lighting Table to help people learn creativity.
http://itp.nyu.edu/~mb3678/bmw/

Classes
Applications of Interactive Telecommunications Technology,Introduction to Computational Media,Introduction to Physical Computing,Live Image Processing and Performance
Applications of Interactive Telecommunications Technology,Introduction to Computational Media,Introduction to Physical Computing,Live Image Processing and Performance
Since I was young, a triangle makes me be exciting. In my high school, trigonometry in mathematics was one of favorite classes. Ten-years later after graduation in high school, again, I have crushed on a triangle. When I went to the library for NYU dental student to study in which nearby my house. I struggled to study computer programming which was a first-experience in my life. While studying programming, I looked at a ceiling and then had an extraordinary experience: a multiple triangle shaped light cover in the library was so beautiful. It was great inspiration to me for creating a midterm project in a class of Introduction to Computational Media. Through those experiences, finally the idea was exposed. My project for Winter Show is that Smart Triangle Musical Device. I am using a color tracking and a detecting movement technology. I made twenty triangle dices(multiple triangles matrix). Each triangle has four surfaces that mean that each surface can have a color and a sound. I also made a smart lighting table for the video tracking. If people put triangle dices on the table, a video camera would start to track a triangle scale and a color. After computer find a color, a sound would be created. This is very important: single surface of triangle dice has single sound. Color system uses only seven colors: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, and Black or White to match musical scales: C, D, E, F, G, and A, B. People can play music by using color-musical scales of colorful triangle dices.