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Medusa - a photography and eye tracking experience

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Created: 07/07/10
Last Edited: 07/28/10
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The thesis »Medusa - Aesthetics of the view« features a new idea for a thirdeye view visualisation in the photographic portrait using eyetracking technology and the self-developed machine MEDUSA.
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  • Medusa - Aesthetics of the view
    A photography and eye tracking experience
  • The thesis »Medusa - Aesthetics of the view« features a new idea for a thirdeye view visualisation in the photographic portrait using eye tracking technology and the self-developed machine MEDUSA: a tripod with a mounted camera, surrounded by eight gooseneck LEDs.
    Photographic research with 100 probands in 2009 in Karlsruhe and Hamburg, Germany and in 2010 in New York City, US.

    Process:
    Step 1 the process starts by shooting of a regular portrait.
    Step 2 the test person will be asked to watch a slideshow of 25 pages, each page for 5 seconds. The eye tracking machine will track the person's pupil movement and intensity during the whole session with infrared cameras. The goal is to get a natural intended gaze of relevant spots where the person's eye is attracted on their own face. 
    Step 3 or the Medusa light setting. The eye tracking data is transformed by hand (digital to analog) on the probands face with help of the gooseneck LEDs. The longer a persons was looking on spots on their face the brighter they will appear on the portrait.
    Areas the proband didn't watch on will be completely dark and invisib    le.
  • Video, Medusa Machine in New York at Flux Factory, 2010

    Please find another video at the bottom of this page.
     
  • Preparation for the eye tracking session.
  • Eyetracking session.
  • Medusa lighting and portrait shooting.
  • The Medusa Machine
  • Video, Medusa Machine in Karlsruhe/ Hamburg, 2009
  • Thank you for viewing. I'm always looking for a gallery or exhibition to work on this ongoing project. If you know or hear something, please get in contact with me. You'll find this project and contact information on www.medusa-machine.org