November 2, 2006

The Prototype Dance

I just came across this prototyping project on Boing Boing that fascinates me.

Here's a video of a rapid prototyping initiative that takes free-form gestures made in space and converts these movements into physical objects. This project uses motion-capture technology and rapid prototyping tools to convert dance-like motions into real furniture.

What happens with how we conceive of dance and motion when movement can be imagined in such concrete form?

Two people leave a theater. One says, "I didn't understand the last dance." The other responds, "Oh, they were just making an office chair I pre-ordered yesterday from the dance company's website."

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