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I thought i better illustrate online as well as in my report what the integrated buttons would look like when fully installed (see below).

See below my final user tests of the uninstalled rig, reactions varied from cool and collective to nervous and jumpy, from slightly unsettled to rather disturbed. Even though the tests i have done are using the final product, i still think that the real tests cannot be done until we find somewhere to install it in a non obvious way. The only other thing worth a mention is that the player bug still exists and i have no idea why it’s happening! this is one thing that really needs to be ironed out before a public install………!! (see video below)

After racking my brain for months trying to name my mirror, i finally sort out the advice of fellow course mate and investigative genius Christopher Pegg. A few hours after asking him he came back with a corker, the japanese phrase Kagami Yurei! I found this extremely fitting for my project for a couple of reasons, the first of which is that i gained a lot of my inspiration from the visuals in Japanese movies like The Ring, The Grudge and Audition. Secondly the origins of spirits within reflection stems from an old japanese folk tale “The Mirror of Matsuyama” which is viewable here 

All in all a huge thank you to Mr Pegg!!

Heres what the final rig looks like in its uninstalled state. Obviously in a gallery, show or installation it would be integrated into the surroundings and therefor a lot less messy looking. But as i dont know where it will be installed it is in its bare minimum state. see

Image 1, Front veiw/mirrored side

Image 2, The two floor sensor panels.

Image 3, The Projector placed portrait to minimize the throw needed.

Image 4, The back view of the mirror with stand, counter weight and bed sheet diffuser.

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