Skating Sessions

André Sier, 2013-2014


Skating Sessions (pt)

Skating Sessions visualiza sequências de performances de skate. Em parques de skate, uma aplicação s373.net/x para smartphones instalada em skates captura as dinâmicas de patinar através do acelerómetro. A data destas sessões é visualizada e pintada em 3d nesta aplicação, onde as dinâmicas são re-criadas em tempo-real e partículas de cor reactiva à velocidade são projectadas na posição do skater.

Skating Sessions créditos:
-código, sk8ml, visuais, 3d: André Sier;
-skateparks: Boardriders Quicksilver Ericeira, Terreiro dos Radicais, Skate Park Rock in Rio;
-skaters: Clive Chadwick, Pedro Cardoso, João Gama, ZeroZeroZero,
André Lucio, Gil Nascimento, Alexandre Guerreiro, André Sier.

Peça interactiva: código, tablet, cor, som.
Dimensões variáveis.

Skating Sessions (en)

Skating Sessions visualizes sequences of skating performances. In skating parks, a smartphone s373.net/x app installed on skates captures the accelerometer skating dynamics. Data from these sessions are reconstructed and 3d painted in this app, where the dynamics are re-created in real-time and particles with color reactive to the speed are projected in the position of the skater.

Skating Sessions credits:
-code, sk8ml, visuals, 3d: André Sier;
-skateparks: Boardriders Quicksilver Ericeira, Terreiro dos Radicais, Skate Park Rock in Rio;
-skaters: Clive Chadwick, Pedro Cardoso, João Gama, ZeroZeroZero,
André Lucio, Gil Nascimento, Alexandre Guerreiro, André Sier.

Interactive piece: code, tablet, color, sound.
Variable dimensions.





Skating Sessions (screenshots)



Skating Sessions (images)

@ "Skate.Exe", Galeria Luis Serpa Projectos, Lisboa, Novembro-Dezembro 2014
(photos © André Sier)



Skating Sessions (software)

Skating Sessions are built with special custom software for smartphones developed in 2013 called accelDrawLost. It records the history of the accelerometer dynamics in a special .xml format developed for this work called sk8ml. The smartphone is then installed on the skateboard and witnesses the skating performance.