Doggie Diner

In this experiment, a Doggie Diner mascot travels between a sideways television and a dome to the tune of “Let’s All Go To The Lobby”.
Doggie Diner (1948-1986) was a beloved Bay Area fast food chain. It’s long gone but its endearing dachshund mascot remains an iconic symbol of all things absurd and interesting in the San Francisco. Art instigator and all-around hero @johnwilliamlaw has three original Doggie Diner heads on a trailer. Anytime you see the Doggie Diner heads parked outside an event, you know it’s definitely something to check out.
I found the ceramic Doggie Diner coin bank for this experiment at @needlesandpens in San Francisco, in case you want to get your own.
“Pepper’s ghost” is what the visual effects industry calls the type of reflection illusion used in this post. It sounds old-timey because it is! The effect was popularized in the late 1800s by John Pepper as a stage act in which offstage illuminated actors were reflected onstage with glass. They appeared to the audience as ghosts. The basic concept is still used today in films, attractions, and art projects like mine.
I use realtime video and audio software to control how the time travels and how the sound changes as it moves. In this case, I used VDMX for the visual and VCV Rack for the audio.
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