Traffic Light Circus—Circo Semáforo
Rita Olivença and André Rocha
ESAD.cr IPLeiria, ESELx IPL, Portugal
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Traffic Light Circus—Circo Semáforo aims to transform the pose recognition mechanism into an engaging experience for circus performers.
This project begins with a basic p5.js example from Daniel Shiffman's Coding Train ml5 / pose detection examples, subsequently evolving through experiments with various physics libraries.
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By leveraging p5.js and ml5's pose detection examples and experimenting with various physics libraries, the project transforms pose recognition into a playful interaction that appeals to circus performers and audiences alike.
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Incorporating typography into the mix paved the way for what could eventually become a generator of circus posters for street performers.
Traffic Light Circus—Circo Semáforo represents a unique blend of permanence and ephemera, embodying a festival of performances that occur daily in the urban landscape.
André Rocha
André Rocha, with a background in Industrial Design from Escola Superior de Design—IADE (2003), enhanced his career with a Specialist degree (2017) and completed the Fab Academy program in 2019. At the Polytechnic Universities of Lisbon and Santarém, he teaches Design and Technology courses. André co-founded Fablab Benfica and has led Maker Faire Lisboa since 2019. André is a designer and maker; his work merges design with digital media, focusing on digital fabrication's educational impact and knowledge management in open-source agriculture. He's pursuing a PhD in Digital Media at Universidade Nova de Lisboa on that same topic.
Rita Olivença
Rita is a portuguese fashion designer graduated from Lisbon School of Architecture. Rita develops her work in three axes: Costume Design for theatre and circus, Education (visual arts, costume design, patterns and sewing techniques) and Investigation on design. In december 2023, Rita finished her Master in Graphic Design at the School of Arts and Design of Caldas da Rainha, focused on circus visual communication and the digital caption of movement as a tool for graphic design. She is interested in Textile Design, Performing Arts and Interaction Design.
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