Video analysis for interactive art

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Throughout history, technology and art have provided each other with mutual inspiration. Technological advances inspire artists with new tools, while art challenges the way we view the world, suggesting new directions for technological development.  This project will develop technology in computer vision for interaction in modern installation art.  The methodology focuses on production of interactive art installations that also serves as experimental platforms for evaluating the underlying computer vision systems.  Risks in the project include the possibility that artistic applications may not demand sufficient innovation to provoke technological advancement, or conversely, that a focus on technology will diminish the quality of art produced.  To address these risks, I will  1. use rigorous experimentation with human subjects to validate the effectiveness of the vision technology,  2. explore a broad range of formal artistic elements that will push the vision technology, and  3. continue to collaborate with artists to ensure the quality of art produced.Our objectives include extending our successes in developing novel computer vision systems for interaction, more interactive art installations, and expanding artistic breadth to include sound and music.  Beyond the immediate significance of contributions to visual interaction and art, we hope that collaboration with the arts will provide foresight that would not otherwise be available.