Conceptualisation | Multimedia Visual Design
(3) Project Team: Mia, Shazlyn, Shun Yi
“Visual Noise” explores the unique patterns and rhythms of three individuals, visualized through three mediums: P5.js, Arduino, and TouchDesigner. I worked with 2 other groupmates - Mia and Shazlyn, where we took charge of different areas of the project. I came up with the Sensor DJ and my parts of the shared works - the white collection in ‘Procedural Data’ and the multishapes in ‘Rhythm of the Body’.
1: Rhythm of the Body
Attached to the zine is a QR code, which links to a video version of the zine, where I compiled a couple of videos edited with an annotation style. I wanted it to feel like the viewer’s unspoken and subconscious thoughts were written out loud in order for them to reexperience desire paths. Some ‘thoughts’ are extracted from interviews I conducted with passers-by.
Our project visualises the rhythms of human biology by using data from blinks, pulse, and heartbeats per minute. Each element—blinks, pulse, and heartbeats—is represented by a unique shape: squares, triangles, and stars, respectively. We use these shapes in combination with color to express individuality, assigning orange for Shaz, green for Mia, and white for Shun Yi. Each person’s data animates in real time, with the shapes pulsing, rotating, or expanding to reflect the tempo and intensity
of their beats. This fusion of shape, color, and rhythm transforms raw biometric data into a dynamic and personal visual experience, highlighting both the uniqueness and shared essence of human patterns.