Blog Post 1 - Patches and Initial Ideas

Timelines: VVVV session 2/03/2017

During this lesson, we began with a few things about projection mapping and its uses. When it got to using VVVV, we learned about different nodes such as counter, LFO, damper and put them to use by creating a colour changing quad.

For the follow up work, we were to create a patch that switches between the words “This is VVVV” every 0.6 seconds. As you can see, the LFO is set to 0.6 seconds and hits the up switch once every time. This then switches the input up from 0 to 2 at an increment of 1, switching the word displayed on the renderer.

This is with the colour changer set with a manual toggle rather then automatically switching with an LFO.

For the next patch, we were required to render a quad that had 2 buttons. The buttons would change the quad position on the X and Y axis. The left button above the counter controls the position on the x axis and the one on the right controls the Y axis. The switches are programed with the required coordinates with a damper to smooth the transition and make it a softer movement.

My initial ideas for the VVVV project were to create something that changed and reacted with music as live data. Coming from a live events background, this really appealed to me as the visual would always be different and fit perfectly with the music. It would be important to create something that fits the silence of a room as well at the music. I then began thinking about a cloud of particles that would sit in the middle of the frame and float until activated by music.

(Boxcat, 2017)

Similarly, I thought about geometric shapes becoming more erratic with the change in music. In regards to colour, my initial ideas are to have colour themes go with the music. Calming music would be made of blue and green while louder and faster music would be red and fuchsia.

I would like to look into the possibilities and see what VVVV is capable of creating.