Dive into a 56-minute creator session featuring Spectra Studio, a multidisciplinary collective from Los Angeles that merges art with technology to create immersive, multi-sensory experiences. Explore their creative process, balancing commercial and artistic work, and their approach to incorporating hardware like robotics. Gain insights on collaborations, tools, and habits that have contributed to their success. Discover advice for young creators, perspectives on working with different technologies, and sources of inspiration. Learn about their current projects, favorite influential figures, and academic experiences. Get practical tips on client pitching, handling development risks, and identifying communities receptive to interactive technology. Understand their techniques for camera analysis, UV positioning, and creating audio-reactive visuals for live music performances.
Spectra Studio: Transforming Ideas into Multi-Sensory Experiences
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Overview
Syllabus
Spectra Studio Intro
How do you balance working on commercial work and art work?
How does Spectra Studio approach working beyond pixels and using hardware like robotics?
What is your creative process like?
Can you tell us about your collaborations and how you use technology in them?
What kinds of tools or new habits have helped Spectra Studio?
What advice would you give young creators?
How do you approach working with perspective in your work?
What technologies are you excited about?
What creative work are you involved in right now?
Where do you get your ideas from?
How do you guys analyze the camera and get a UV position from a camera feed? Do you use blob tracking?
Who are some of your favorite or most influential writers/theorists/artists?
For Harvey, how beneficial was your grad school experience at UCLA DMA, and generally, how did each of your academic journeys influence your work?
Do you like to do audio reactive visual with live music?
Is there a community or city in the world that you think is a really great place to introduce interactive/responsive technology?
Any advice on how to seek out and pitch to clients?
How do you approach a project where the client wants something you haven’t done before, but involves development risk?
Taught by
The Interactive & Immersive HQ
