(Source - Yotam Mann)

Tracking⌗

Firewall - Aaron Sherwood, Mike Allison⌗

Great example of mapping pressure and dynamics in an interesting way.

Trechery Of Sanctuary - Chris Milk⌗

Chris Milk’s piece effectively employs sound to heighten the experience of the piece. The forceful sound of the flapping wings slows the user down and makes them embody the bird.

Instrument⌗

Reactable - Sergi Jordà, Marcos Alonso, Martin Kaltenbrunner and Günter Geiger⌗

A table with a camera underneath tracks fiducial markers on blocks. The placement and rotation of the blocks controls music music or sound effects.

Playing the Building - David Byrne⌗

Byrne connected a piano keyboard to trigger motors and actuators around the building. Great use of space and materials.

Environmental⌗

Subway Symphony - James Murphy⌗

A proposed project which puts a lot of musical attention to the sound design of the New York Subway system.

Strings - Monica Bate, Johann Diedrick, Luisa Pereira Hors⌗

Very architecturally striking design. Maps string plucks / stretches to samples and synthesis.

21 Balançoires (21 Swings) - Daily tous les jours⌗

Playful public installation where swinging on swings generates music. Clear mapping and lots of variation in rhythm and melody.

Piano Stairs - Remo Saraceni⌗

Not great sound design / composition (IMO), but very clear mapping.

Voice Array - Rafael Lozano-Hemmer⌗

Participants record a short audio segment which is stored for later listeners.

Global String by Atau Tanaka (2000)⌗

Connected via the Internet. real time sound synthesis.

What are the affordances/constraints that an art has versus a web based project?

Web⌗

Human Record Player

Ticket - Morgan Packard & Josh Ott - 2010⌗

  • Four interactive “songs”
  • Corresponding computer generated visuals
  • Touch and accelerometer interactions

Bloom - Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers - 2008⌗

  • Low drone
  • Looped touch notes
  • Has “default” mode which makes sound even when the screen is not touched

Plink - Dinahmoe - 2011⌗

  • WebSocket connected multiplayer jam
  • Every person person plays an instrument and can control start/stop and note

Patatap - Jono Brandel - 2014⌗

  • Sample player
  • Triggering with corresponding visuals
  • Two.js visuals

Location Based⌗

National Mall - BlueBrain⌗