Photo by Tramell Hudson.We’ve come across plenty of drawing machines in our time, but we’ve never seen one quite like this. New Media artists Kyle McDonald and Matt Mets unveiled a new project called "Blind Self-Portrait" this weekend at the 3rd Annual NYC Resistor Interactive Show. The project takes the idea of collaborating on a drawing with a machine to a whole new level."Blind Self-Portrait" is a device that guides the viewer's hand in drawing a self-portrait. Created with openFrameworks, FaceTracker, and parts of a MakerBot, the machine takes a photograph of the user’s face. Using McDonald’s face-tracking technology, it interprets the image and translates it into x- and y-coordinates. The device then uses the coordinates to direct the viewer's hand as he or she draws a likeness of themselves. The result is a self-portrait created by the viewer's hand and the machine's “mind,” observing the relationship between man and machine.Photos by Kyle McDonald.
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You Can Finally Be An Artist With This Self-Portrait Machine
New Media artists Kyle McDonald and Matt Mets create a device that guides your hand as you draw.