{"id":2170,"date":"2021-03-09T21:39:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2021-10-23T17:57:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T17:57:36","slug":"speculative-product-proposal-brandoos-sebastien-heins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca\/?p=2170","title":{"rendered":"Playful Product Proposal: “BRANDOOS”: S\u00e9bastien Heins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WOULD YOU WEAR THESE?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hi! My name is S\u00e9bastien Heins, and I\u2019m one of your BMO Lab Residents! After several incredible months with David, Pia, Rick, Maev, and Ryan in the lab, I wanted to share some new tools I think could be useful to artists \u2014 and hopefully have a bit of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favourite videogames growing up was Ratchet & Clank on<\/em> Playstation 2. In it, an over-confident green man named Captain Qwark did commercials for ridiculous gadgets ranging from the dangerous Crotchitizer to the Personal Hygenator.
In the spirit of fun, I thought I\u2019d share some \u201cproducts\u201d based on the explorations and new tech we\u2019ve been experimenting with in the BMO Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you actually see some use in these weird wares, let us know with a comment or an email saying, \u201cI\u2019d buy that for a dollar!\u201d The goal is to get your feedback on these early-stage tools, and determine whether these are things that you\u2019d want to make your artistic process more magical, less expensive, less stressful, and dare I say\u2026more fun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here we go…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRANDOOS\u2122The ScriptAssist Smartglasses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re an actor in the early days of rehearsal, and you want to get on your feet and start really exploring the script with your scene partners. Problem is, you\u2019re insecure about your lines, your script is still in your hands, you can\u2019t play with props, nor really get your eyes off the page without stopping the flow of a scene. Yeah yeah, you\u2019ll memorize your script in time, but right now, how can you make the most of your 3 weeks of rehearsals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter BRANDOOS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Named after the legendary actor who wrote his lines on his props, sets, and even fellow actors, BRANDOO smartglasses feed you all your lines like they\u2019d appear in your head: as thoughts. Keep your head off the page and on your scene partner, as you pull lines out of thin air. Your lines come naturally to you, and instead of being rehearsed, you come across as instinctual, surprising, and off the cuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n