Sketches

Video Installation Articles

When we were first introduced to this final project, I did not quite understand what defines video installation or interactive media. However, the first paragraph of Rokeby's article explained that concept really well, "...interactive technology is a medium through which we communicate with ourselves-a mirror. The medium not only reflects back, but also refracts what it is given; what is returned is ourselves, transformed and processed..." I really like that idea that the spectator has some creative input and control, despite it being an illusion, of the interactive artwork. The spectator becomes part of the artwork, in other words, the performers themselves. It is this idea that, in my opinion, that defines interactivity of video installation.