Museum trip

Museum of Moving Image had many interactive demos and I participated in a few of them. What I liked the most was a big screen, which changed depending on my location next to it. It was amazing. When I came closer to the screen or walked passed it, it moved and changed, turning into a different dimension and different world. It was very interesting and new experience. It showed me how computer technology evolved and that interactive technology, which used to be an idea for the future, is now a part of present. The way computer interacted with viewers and improvements in the quality of this interaction were great and hard to describe it words, it should be experienced in person.

I was also very impressed by the statues that turned and looked like many activities were going on, but which was just an illusion, the effect of the moving images. It was very real. I also saw the original moving image of the running horse, which was also great. Comparing these two moving images I saw how the technology has changed and improved. Looking at the running horse it was obvious that it was first experience in doing this kind of the moving image; it was primitive. I did learn, however, that the effect of moving image was caused by the intervals of closed space following open space. In the example of the statues, it looked modern, it was huge and much more believable. Moving effect in this case was caused by the moments when light was off and speed of change from lights on and off, creating the illusion of moving.