'A delicate agreement': exploring subtle gaze-triggered interaction in art

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dc.contributor.advisorLeblanc, Jean-René
dc.contributor.advisorCarpendale, Sheelagh
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Lindsay
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:18:33Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 93-95en
dc.descriptionMany pages are in colour.en
dc.descriptionIncludes a CD containing Appendix C.en
dc.descriptionIncludes copies of copyright permission. Original copies with original Partial Copyright Licence.en
dc.description.abstractElevators are awkward spaces. There are unspoken rules about what behaviour is acceptable while riding with a stranger. If these rules are broken, the remainder of the elevator ride becomes unbelievably uncomfortable. If a stranger casts their gaze in any direction other than towards the doors, this can threaten the delicate agreement that tacitly exists between the occupants of the elevator, turning the mood into an emotional pressure cooker. A Delicate Agreement is a gaze-triggered interactive art installation that explores this concept. It is a set of elevator doors with a peephole in either side that entices viewers to peer inside and observe an animation of the passengers. Each elevator passenger, or character, has a programmed personality that enables them to act and react to the other characters' behaviour and the viewers' gaze. The result is the emergence of a rich interactive narrative made up of encounters between the characters.
dc.format.extentxiii, 117 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMacDonald, L. (2011). 'A delicate agreement': exploring subtle gaze-triggered interaction in art (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4098en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4098
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105099
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.title'A delicate agreement': exploring subtle gaze-triggered interaction in art
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArt
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2025 627942875
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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