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Visceral mobile music systems

Atau Tanaka

pp. 155-170

Abstract

This paper describes a second-generation mobile music system that adds qualities of physical interaction to previous participative, networked, multi-user systems. We call upon traditions in interactive sensor music instrument building to inform this process. The resulting system underscores its dual personal/community context awareness with a technique of hybrid audio display. This allows the system to exhibit qualities of reflexive social translucence providing a view of the group all while giving each member of the group a responsive sense of agency. The visceral mobile music system was tested in a theatre environment with manageable location tracking and creative non-musical test subjects. The combination of musical practice and interaction design establish artistic creativity as an important component of the research process.

Publication details

Published in:

Adams Randy, Gibson Steve, Müller Arisona Stefan (2008) Transdisciplinary digital art. sound, vision and the new screen: digital art weeks and interactive futures 2006/2007, Zurich, Switzerland and Victoria, BC, Canada. selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 155-170

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79486-8_15

Full citation:

Tanaka Atau (2008) „Visceral mobile music systems“, In: R. Adams, S. Gibson & S. Müller Arisona (eds.), Transdisciplinary digital art. sound, vision and the new screen, Dordrecht, Springer, 155–170.