Brainstorm

I did a quick Brainstorm for ideas, more ideas.

Some interesting ideas/points came up - Stuff that makes you believe you Exist

• Mirror - Blowing on the mirror (fog)
• Shadow
• Social Identity - social documents (Id, license, voting card, any legal document )
• When you touch something - Direct stimulus
• Gravity
• Science - Theories that prove/challenge your existence
• DNA - Genes
• Internet - IP Address, Web, Social network

Designing towards creating the Experience of the installation

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Attempts

I tried out the first Concept of making a Delay. It was a 10 sec delay. Was getting oriented with Processing and also exploring possibilities...  Don't know yet if it will get used.


Delay

Sketches after redefining intent

Sketches

Visuals/space/sketches/interactions

Initial sketches - form?

(The metaphor of mirror)

Do we need placebos to live?

They are the feel goods in our life

Human response in attaining well being – Making a person believe in deception and almost following the deception for one’s own well-being.

Appearances are often deceptive, but something needs to happen where one starts believing in the deceived towards positivity/well-being.

A mirror as a metaphor to separate you and him (inner you) because while studying the phenomenon of a placebo, one thing got confirmed that it is You who heals yourself. And all you need is that external stimulus (sugar pill in which you believe) to start the action of healing yourself