Disciplines / Workflow

Question 1

motion design

Answer 1

creating moving pictures in the fields of video, film, and animation (After Effects, Final Cut Pro)

Question 2

interface design

Answer 2

deals with the user interface between man and machine, conceptual and aesthetic aspects are taken into consideration.

Question 3

interaction design

Answer 3

concentrates less on the actual interface when it is being implemented, and more on the process accompanying the designed product. based on the socio-cultural context and the user’s specific behavior

Question 4

VJ-ing (visual jockey)

Answer 4

uses digital mixing technologies from the fields of computers (2D/3D animations) and video (live cam) to create a visual performance in real time on a display medium (beamer projector, monitor). use a mixture of existing “scraps”

Question 5

programming languages

Answer 5

Java, Objective-C, C++, Basic, C#, Python, PHP

Question 6

time-based media

Answer 6

any artwork that has both physical and temporal dimensions. they have duration as a dimension and unfold to the viewer over time.

Question 7

dynamic grid systems

Answer 7

created by dividing up an area, as well as time and space (2D– controls conditions within an area, 3D– space, 4D– time)

Question 8

tracking principle

Answer 8

analyze real and also virtual objects, processes, movements, or behaviors and use the info as a grid for controlling graphic elements or layers (once parameters have been established for one object, can be transferred to others)

Question 9

motion tracking

Answer 9

a real movement is recorded and individual segments are “tracked”; the changed position of the tracked objects is captured. these segments/points are used later in the grid to anchor graphic elements placed precisely on the tracked segments/points.

Question 10

behavior rules

Answer 10

self-defined or automated sets of rules and modes of behavior that can be applied to graphic elements (characteristics such as color, form, dynamics, and the way elements respond to their surroundings)

Question 11

object tracking

Answer 11

values of graphic element qualities such as brightness, color, or tonal value are analyzed and transferred. makes it possible to create models for the appearance and behavior of graphic elements

Question 12

displacement map

Answer 12

the model or motif whose values are picked up and transferred. using an object’s qualities and transferring them to other objects (changes of value within time-line are also transferred). usually post-production.

Question 13

key frames

Answer 13

allot a very particular quality (movement or position) to a very definite moment (coordinate)

Question 14

animations w/o grids

Answer 14

built up on manually placed key frames. links are created between layers and effects, but relate mainly to an individual layer and do not follow previously defined statements (like in a grid)