CYPHER (V2.0)
©26
CYPHER 2.0 is a webcam-based prototype that translates the embodied textures of street dance into responsive visual systems. Focusing on hiphop, locking, and breaking, the project explores how AI-assisted recognition can detect qualities such as bounce, pause, weight, speed, and momentum, then amplify them through real-time visual responses.
It extends my previous research on choreography and digital embodiment into a live interactive experience, where the dancer’s body becomes both the input and the interface.
Prototype Logic
DANCER MOVEMENT
- live body movement
WEBCAM INPUT
- camera capture
AI MOVEMENT RECOGNITION
- bounce / pause/ momentum
RESPONSIVE VISUAL OUTPUT
- real time visual response
Prototype Demo
2026
Bounce / Groove / Weight
- Movement texture
Hiphop is approached through continuous bounce, groove, and weighted rhythm.
- Visual response
When the system detects grounded bounce and weight transfer, it generates a circular aura field that expands, compresses, and morphs around the dancer.
- Aim
To enhance hiphop’s grounded bounce by making rhythm, weight transfer, and elastic rebound visible in real time.
2026
Fame / Pause / Speed
- Movement texture
Locking is approached through framed gestures, sharp stops, and rhythmic changes in speed.
- Visual response
When the system detects large limb extensions, pauses, and directional shifts, it generates glowing contours and motion traces that outline the dancer’s body frame.
- Aim
To enhance locking’s angular structure and punctuated rhythm by making frame changes, speed shifts, and moments of pause visible in real time.
2026
Rotation / Force / Momentum
- Movement texture
Breaking is approached through rotational speed, floor-based momentum, and explosive release.
- Visual response
When the system detects fast rotation, floor contact, and forceful directional movement, it generates particle-based traces that scatter outward from the dancer.
- Aim
To enhance breaking’s physical intensity by making velocity, centrifugal force, and explosive momentum visible in real time.
Tools & Methods
vibe-coded prototyping / interactive experience design / movement analysis / AI visual design / motion compositing