The Thin Line
The Thin Line is an art installation piece that engages users to explore the thin line between our own beings and that of the digital world which surrounds us.
Technology is becoming more and more efficient in its ability to read our input. One area in particular that is making strong advances is that of Computer Vision with algorithms that can do everything from recognizing when a face is present to how much a person is smiling. Large companies and conglomerates are pushing this technology into the realms of the virtual world. We need to take note that this evolution is not something happening at a snails pace or in some far off distant future. It is happening now.
What are the implications of this? How does this affect our relationship with machines? Will our autonomy be affected? And if so, how?
The Thin Line primarily asks the user to have fun with the new interactions that this new technology will bring. But it also wonders if the user is conscience of the profound implications of this new machinery.