»Hugstudy« is a swarm-kind-of-simulation of hugging individuals made in Processing (processing.org). Their surrounding »aura« (what I call it) gets bigger when they get hugged by someone and it shrinks when they're not being hugged for a specific time period. Same goes for the color intensity except it only gets more intense on the hugger himself.
They also connect to the individuals they hug and those links get darker the more often the same two subjects hug each other. Hugging is only possible when the other individual resides within the focus area of the hugging one, which is a small arc within it's aura.
They also connect to the individuals they hug and those links get darker the more often the same two subjects hug each other. Hugging is only possible when the other individual resides within the focus area of the hugging one, which is a small arc within it's aura.
The project was shown as an animated projection on an exhibition at the Hochschule Mainz called »Die Umarmung«, which was self-initiated by some fellow students. It was also printed with the other projects of the exhibition in a small book.
