03 — Process

Development log

Research began in 2016. From April 2017 storyboards and airflow experiments, through May sensor work, to June underwater scenes, the trailer and the first presentations — then events and press into 2018. Condensed from the original project log.

Screenshot of the original project website: a grid of six tiles showing a prototype headset with orange swim-belt floats, a sea turtle, a historic underwater photograph, a child in a headset, a child interviewed on camera and a curator outside HistoryMiami Museum. — Fig. 7Documentation collageThe original project website, 2017: process, mission and participant interviews in one grid. — SEAing Breath project archive

25 April 2017 — Storyboards

The notebook spread.

Open notebook with blue-ink storyboard frames: bubbles, a beach with a lifeguard tower, a seashell saying 'Hey! I'm here, pick me up!', a city going underwater, and a crab saying 'We need to get rid of this water, let's breathe!' — Fig. 8aStoryboardHandwritten storyboard, 25 April 2017: the sequence of scenes and interactions, from beach and seashell to the crab and the rising water. — SEAing Breath project archive

Second notebook spread of blue-ink sketches of marine forms and interface ideas for the virtual environment. — Fig. 8bStoryboardHandwritten storyboard, 25 April 2017: marine forms and interface ideas. — SEAing Breath project archive

A faceted polygon seashell in an early Unity scene prototype. — Fig. 8cVR scene studyThe polygon seashell in a scene prototype, April 2017 — the storyboard’s shell that calls the visitor in. Recovered from the original WordPress media backup. — SEAing Breath project archive

Pastel low-poly virtual Miami Beach: sand, water and a shoreline under a pale sky, an early scene study for the virtual environment. — Fig. 8dVR scene studyVirtual Miami Beach, pastel scene study, 2017. Recovered from the original WordPress media backup. — SEAing Breath project archive

April–May 2017 — Prototypes

From airflow to swim belt.

A person wearing a grey mobile VR headset with a small white airflow sensor fixed below it at the nose, wired to a laptop showing a Unity scene of bubbles over a city skyline. — Fig. 9Prototype hardwareEarly prototype, 26 April 2017: an airflow sensor mounted on the headset, tested with the bubble scene in Unity. Studio test, not a public presentation. — SEAing Breath project archive

Installation kit laid out: a grey mobile VR headset, a yellow swim belt with orange foam floats carrying the breath sensor, and a seashell containing a speaker. — Fig. 10Prototype hardwareThe installation setup, May 2017: mobile VR headset, swim belt with breath sensing, and seashell with speaker. — SEAing Breath project archive

Dated entries, 2016–2018

2016
Research
Research begins: the project is initiated in 2016, following earlier VR work with heart-rate biofeedback.
Source:Hannes Bend et al.
25 Apr 2017
Sketch
Drawings and storyboards: a beach, an underwater passage, a seashell and a crab whose interaction lowers the sea.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
25 Apr 2017
Sketch
Miami Beach, corals and the city skyline sketched with virtual-reality drawing tools.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
26 Apr 2017
Sensor
First experiments with an airflow sensor on an e-health platform, first imagined inside a wearable mask.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
26 Apr 2017
Scene
On the virtual beach, soap bubbles swell with deeper breaths, anticipating a water level tied to the breath.
- ▶ Bubble test on the virtual beach
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
3 May 2017
Sensor
The crab interaction is programmed in Unity and driven by breath.
- ▶ Breath biofeedback with the crab (Unity)
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
5–12 May 2017
Sensor
Non-invasive sensing moves to a swim belt that reads the depth of each breath, with breathing shown as colour and graph.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
16 May 2017
Sensor
The installation kit settles: mobile VR headset, swim belt with breath sensing, and a seashell with a speaker.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
2–6 Jun 2017
Scene
New and revised underwater scenes.
- ▶ Underwater scene, revision III
- ▶ Underwater scenes, revised
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
7 Jun 2017
Scene
Interviews with researchers and local climate advocates published on the archive channel.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive YouTube
10 Jun 2017
Presentation
HistoryMiami Museum, Stormy Seasons family day.
- ▶ Visitor feedback at HistoryMiami Museum
Source:HistoryMiami Museum SEAing Breath project archive
11–18 Jun 2017
Presentation
Zoo Miami, as announced in the project log; participant interviews filmed.
- ▶ Interview at Zoo Miami
- ▶ A Zoo Miami participant on the experience
Source:SEAing Breath project archive YouTube
19–30 Jun 2017
Presentation
Miami Center for Architecture & Design.
- ▶ Jessica at the Miami Center for Architecture & Design
Source:Miami Center for Architecture & Design SEAing Breath project archive
19 Jul 2017
Presentation
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, “A Century of Sea Level Rise: what happens next?”
Source:Miami’s Community News SEAing Breath project archive
26 Jun 2017
Scene
Trailer released.
- ▶ SEAing Breath — trailer
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
16 Aug 2017
Presentation
Frost Science, Blue Mind Life: The Seven Ages of Water.
Source:Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science WorldRedEye
Sep 2017
Presentation
Planned September presentations at PAMM and Miami CAD both postponed because of Hurricane Irma.
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
23–24 Sep 2017
Presentation
World Maker Faire, Queens.
Source:Maker Faire
8 Dec 2017
Press
The Art Newspaper on the Sea Level Rise programme and its Knight Foundation funding.
Source:The Art Newspaper
10 Dec 2017
Presentation
Frost Science public activation; visitor interviews filmed.
- ▶ Visitors at Frost Science, part one
- ▶ Visitors at Frost Science, part two
Source:SEAing Breath project archive
28 Jan 2018
Press
Miami Herald, George Fishman.
Source:Miami Herald
22–23 Sep 2018
Presentation
Listed exhibitor, World Maker Faire New York, Queens (maker listing only).
Source:Maker Faire

The full original log, with its announcements as written at the time, remains on the 2017 WordPress.com post. This page is a condensed, corrected rebuild.