Theory and Application of Interactive Technologies in the Arts

Theory and Application of Interactive Technologies in the Arts

David Birchfield

AME 598 #19518
Spring 2004, MW 10:40 - 11:55
Matthews Center, rm. 236

Office Hours: MW 12 - 1,
MC, rm. 235 (Sound Research Studio)

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Jan 20 Introductions	Computer Account authorization form Tour of the Matthews facility Goals of the class BoSSA Nova, interactive performance by Dan Truman PikaPika, Tomie Hahn and Curtis Bahn (description)
Jan 26 & 28 Examples from the Literature	Case study: the Violin Truman BoSSA: The Deconstructed Violin Reconstructed Nichols, The vBow: Development of a Virtual Violin Bow Haptic Human-Computer Interface Young Playability Evaluation of a Virtual Bowed String Instrument reading Schnell, Introducing Composed Instruments, Technical and Musicological Implications
Feb 2 & 4 Interactive Approaches	Overview in music: reading Wessel Problems and Prospects for Intimate Musical Control of Computers Virtual Instruments: reading, Dobrian Aesthetic Considerations in the Use of 'Virtual' Music Instruments and Burtner, Composing for the (dis)Embodied Ensemble: Notational Systems in (dis)Appearances HyperInstruments: Tod Machover (http://web.media.mit.edu/~tod/Tod/research.html) reading, 'Tod Machover. HyperInstruments: A Composer's Approach to the Evolution of Intelligent Musical Instruments , pages 67--76. Miller Freeman, 1992. ' Conversational Model: reading, Stein, A Conversational Model of Multimodal Interaction Tangible Interfaces: Ishii, Tangible Bits: Towards Seamless Interfaces between People, Bits and Atoms and Vertegaal Tangible Bits and Malleable Atoms in the Design of a Computer Music Instrument installation by Ali Mazalek that utilizes a tangible interface for storytelling
Feb 9 & 11 Commercial HardwareTools and Software for Interactive Performance	Commercial hardware interfaces: Peavey PC-1600x, Wacom drawing tablet, keyboards Max/MSP, reading: Todd Winkler, Composing Interactive Music: Techniques and Ideas Using Max Processing
Feb 16 & 18 Video and Sound as Controller	Video sensing Voice and audio as a controller Toni Dove, Sally, interactive speech driven DVD
Feb 23 & 25 HCI topics	HCI for musical instruments: Reading Orio, Input Devices for Musical Expression: Borrowing from HCI Working with children: reading Montemayor, Physical Programming: Designing Tools for Children to Create Physical Interactive Environments reading Vertegaal, Towards a Musician's Cockpit: Transducers, Feedback and Musical Function reading Ungvary, SensOrg: A Musical Cyberinstrument with a Cognitive Ergonomical Touch and Cognition and Physicality in Musical Cyberinstruments
March 1 & 3 Custom Hardware Tools and Interfaces	the body as interface, Bahn et al., Physicality and Feedback: A Focus on the Body in the Performance of Electronic Music electric field sensing, Paradiso Musical Applications of Electric Field Sensing reading, Cook Principles for Designing Computer Music Controllers Twitch Box EMG, Willier Juggling Gestures Analysis for Music Control, Tanaka Multimodal Interaction in Music Using the Electromyogram and Relative Position Sensing
March 8 & 10 Interactive Spaces	!!NO CLASS On Monday, March 8 Perceptual/Intelligent Spaces: reading, Wren et al. Combining Audio and Video in Perceptive Spaces and Sparacino Augmented Performance in Dance and Theater The Mapping Problem: reading, Hunt et al. The Importance of Parameter Mapping in Electronic Instrument Design Garth Paine's work MAP1 Midterm Projects Due: Wednesday, March 10
March 15 & 17 Spring Break!	sleep!
March 22 & 24 Advanced Software Approaches	generative models and intelligent agents Interactions uses neural networks Community Art uses a genetic algorithm
March 29 & 31 Workshop for Projects	Presentation and critique of final project proposals Marker-based Motion Capture and Dance with motion-e
April 5 & 7 Workshop for Projects	Presentation and critique of final project proposals
April 12 & 14 Collaborative Performance	reading, Dourish Developing a Reflective Model of Collaborative Systems Tangible Interfaces, reading Jorda, Sonigraphical Instruments: From FMOL to reacTable Reynolds, An Immersive, Multi-User Musical Stage Environment
April 19 &21 Collaborative Performance	Network installations Auracle an online collaborative performance environment
April 26 & 28 Final Project Presentations	Presentation and Evaluation of final projects
May 3 Final Project Presentations	Presentation and Evaluation of final projects Final Project submission is web documentation of your work - look here for guidelines and ideas