Facemapping, real-time visuals and interaction in an exceptional immersive show: Mappillage is the evolution of traditional facemapping.
Facemapping is a type of videomapping that consists of projecting visual content onto the face, turning it into a canvas. However, this project includes additional features. In addition to the main projector used to project illustrations onto the faces of the participants, a second projector is used to show the facemapping process in real time. This is recorded and captured for processing via a computer, where it is combined with other visual elements and projected onto a surface in front of the participants, providing the opportunity to witness the artistic process of illustration live.
Mappillage also features a series of interactive scenes during the pre-facemapping intervals, as the illustrator prepares, with the aim of enlivening the performance and allowing attendees to feel free before having to stand still for facemapping. These scenes and their visual content were designed taking into account the light and the images captured by the video camera. Depending on the amount and quality of light, the images adapt in real time, which means that colors and textures change accordingly.
In this project, we took care of designing all the visual content, including the facemapping illustrations and interactive scenes, as well as the interaction design of the installation. This project was presented for the first time at the Festes de la Mercè 2019 in Barcelona, in the Parc de la Ciutadella, and was open to people of all ages, without restrictions.
Creative idea: Paco Gramaje
Visual content, art direction & realtime performance: SANTASIESTA
