Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Computer vision for artists and designers: pedagogic tools and techniques for novice programmers

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE
  • Published:
AI & SOCIETY Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This article attempts to demystify computer vision for novice programmers through a survey of new applications in the arts, system design considerations, and contemporary tools. It introduces the concept and gives a brief history of computer vision within interactive art from Myron Kruger to the present. Basic techniques of computer vision such as detecting motion and object tracking are discussed in addition to various software applications created for exploring the topic. As an example, the results of a one-week machine vision workshop are presented to show how designers are able to apply their skills toward creating novel uses of these technologies. The article concludes with a listing of code for basic computer vision techniques.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Figs. 1–2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Figs. 7–8
Figs. 9–11
Figs. 12–15

Similar content being viewed by others

References

Download references

Acknowledgments

The author is grateful to Andy Cameron of Fabrica Center, Treviso, for organizing the workshop which led to this article; Jonathan Harris, Francesca Granato and Juan Ospina for their LimboTime project and its documentation; David Rokeby and Rafael Lozano–Hemmer for their kind permissions; and Casey Reas, editor of this volume, who made this article possible in numerous different ways.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, CFA-300, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3890, USA

    Golan Levin

Authors
  1. Golan Levin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Golan Levin.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Levin, G. Computer vision for artists and designers: pedagogic tools and techniques for novice programmers. AI & Soc 20, 462–482 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-006-0049-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-006-0049-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation