Nancy Paterson

In the dozen years since her graduation from the Ontario College of Art, Nancy Paterson has racked up an impressive list of international lectures and exhibitions of her interactive video installations. Her pieces use videodisks and custom built computers to create a unique experience for each viewer.

Nancy Paterson's "Bicycle TV" is a virtual bicycle ride through the Canadian countryside. This interactive installation consists of a 1950's style bicycle with a colour monitor facing the rider (in Mexico we will be using a video wall), a laser disc and player, front wheel direction sensing device and rear wheel motion detector assembly. These devices are linked to the laser disc player through a programmable computer controller.

Mounting and pedaling the bicycle activates the video which consists of scenic, winding country roads (shot to simulate the perspective of a cyclist). At all intersections and crossroads the viewer/cyclist has the option of choosing a new path or continuing along the same route. Indicating their choice by steering the bicycle, the video is adjusted to represent the direction chosen. The speed of the video playback is continuously adjusted to reflect the speed at which the bicycle is pedaled.

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