“I love the spatial and visual aspect of music, and 4D sound ties into that because it turns each piece of music into a spatial entity where you can walk inside the piece of music and find different parts of sound. […] Things fly about your head, and each piece of music turns into something that exists out in the space, which you can explore as a listener.”
To design and fabricate an immersive, semi-panoramic, curved wall, for 3D visual experience and interactions.
amphibious architecture from chris woebken on Vimeo.
Amphibious Architecture from Not An Alternative on Vimeo.
Calls attention to the dissolved oxygen located in water. The more cool the color the more oxygen there is, the more red/warm the less oxygen there is. Also monitors number of fish, and the amount of interest humans have in river ecosystem. Developed by xClinic Environmental Health Clinic at New York University and the Living Architecture Lab at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Dromos – An immersive performance by Fraction & Maotik from fraction on Vimeo.
Dromos is a Live audio visual performance created by composer Fraction and visual artist Maotik, designed for immersive environment, developed in the satosphere, at the Société des Arts Technologiques, for Mutek festival in 2013. Live Sound & synthesis are processed in ambisonics 2D for surround sound filed restitution purpose.
A series of participatory musical performances organized by Wayne Coyne and company in the mid-90s. Audience members were given tapes to play on their car stereos, synchronized to start at the same time, and were responsible for changing the volume of their respective tapes with Wayne acting as a conductor.
“In this audio-only game, players don a mask that obscures their vision and takes over their hearing, plunging them into a world of blackness occupied only by the sound of their own breathing and the rumbles made by unseen terrors.”
SoapBox: Lonely dog up for adoption from Priya Ganadas on Vimeo.
SoapBox is a puppy who likes pretending he goes on adventures though really he just likes to sit on his couch. SoapBox is lonely and looking for love, however, if you hit him he will like you less and less. He is forgiving though, of course, and if you hold your hand out to him gently and wait to pet him, you might win him over and he’ll reach back out for your love. He gets confused when you disappear out of view, and he gets bummed when he’s alone. Voice reactions indicate his mood, and he moves when he’s reaching out for you to pet him. SoapBox wants to learn to love!
Alone Soap sits, waiting for someone to love
Could it be? Will somebody take me?
Alas, no. I continue to sit here sobbing on my SoapBox.
It used to be that clocks were these semi-magical objects. They were by far the most complex pieces of machinery that people owned, and winding and caring for a clock properly was part of the duties of ownership. Now we live in a world where almost everyone has a clock in their pocket, and can just check time on their phone/microwave/car radio. We took the idea of an antique clock, and we gave it personality! This clock just want to be loved and respected! If you don’t show it any affection, it will purposely tell you the wrong time. You can show it affection by petting it, and if you show it enough affection, it will feel loved and tell you the right time.
Process:
We began by looking at objects we could embue with emotion. Clocks are great for this because they have parts (hands) that already are “supposed” to move, and they have a sentimental quality about them. While looking on craigslist for potential clocks, we found this amazing ad for “New LARGE Clock – Great for a Gift or an Older Person – $25”. It was a perfect example of why our project exists. We ended up purchasing a mantle clock from craigslist, gutting the internals, and wiring a hand to a continuous servo. Copper tape placed on the exterior of the clock let us discretely add a capacitive touch sensor while integrating into the antique aesthetic of our clock.
Reflection:
In hindsight, we should have researched our components a bit more. We ended up with not quite enough time to calibrate the servo motor correctly, which led to the clock not quite working as intended. The decision to include LED light ending up being the wrong one, as was exposed in our critique, as it broke the aesthetic of the clock. Still, our concept was strong and the clock project could be a good portfolio piece with a little more time.
