Day 2: Scratch Card

Ambien Online No Rx Today we begun with introductions to a number of different programming tools including Quartz Composer, VVVV and Processing. I began to think more about the act of touching the touch screen – about the conceptual shift that occurs when you imagine the tip of your finger interacting with the computer screen rather than the mouse cursor.

https://centexseniorcare.com/privacy-policy/ No doubt influenced by my role as Syndicate Secretary for the Artists’ Lottery Syndicate and by my wider interest in ‘alternative funding strategies’, at some point during this introductory session I wrote the words ‘scratch card’ in my notebook. Then, as soon as the demonstrations were over I headed down to the nearest newsagents to buy myself six National Lottery scratch cards – a mixture of £1 and £2 games.

https://penielenv.com/maine-mold-removal-service/ I was interested in replicating the scratching action through the touching / rubbing of the touch screen. I wanted to make a simple / quick experiment to visualise this and to try it out. With the help of Ben Dalton, I was able to get a simple prototype running in Processing before lunch time, which you can view here.

Order Ultram Online Once I was able to see and interact with this experiment on the touch screen, I began to think more about the ideas behind it. I like the idea of the ‘potential’ contained in the unscratched card – the possibility of winning the prize. But, unfortunately, because the card I scanned in did not win any prizes this potential was quickly dissipated once its surface was removed. It is demoted to a completely valueless object, and even more so as a screen representation of a losing card, rather than the card itself.

https://radioencuentro.org/transmedia/atrevete-vive-la-igualdad/ If this piece was shown in a gallery, I like the idea of it only being reset once a day, so that only one or a small number of people get the opportunity to interact with it. Once it has been fully scratched, it is no longer interactive. It no longer contains any ‘potential’ or value.