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Interactivity
Sonik Spring i316
J. Tomás Henriques, Buffalo State College, USA
The Sonik Spring is an interface for real-time control of sound that
directly links gestural motion and kinesthetic feedback to the
resulting musical experience. The interface consists of a 15-inch
spring with unique flexibility, which allows multiple degrees of
variation in its shape and length. These are at the core of its
expressive capabilities and wide range of functionality as a sound
processor.
RobotBuddha i319
Woosuk Choi, Romy Achituv (advisor), HongIk University, Republic
of Korea
Using a dedicated twitter account, participants are encouraged to
send their prayers, blessings and wishes to the RobotBuddha
shrine. Incoming messages are converted to Morse code and
“chanted” by the robotic arms, i.e., played back on Korean
Moktaks – traditional wooden percussion instruments ritualistically
used by Buddhist clergy.
Lovely Rita i320
Minhye Lee, Romy Achituv (advisor), HongIk University, Republic
of Korea
“Lovely Rita” is a dress constructed solely out of variations on a
single modular unit: a zipper and the embedded light array it
controls. The zipper module is both the fundamental structural
unit of the garment as well as a versatile interactive design
element, which provides the wearer with the flexibility to
dynamically shape the look and feel of the dress.
Light Arrays i322
Danielle Wilde, Australia
Alvaro Cassinelli, Alexis Zerroug, The University of Tokyo, Japan
The Light Arrays project explores the extension of the body
through an array of visible light beams projecting on the
environment a dynamic representation of the body, its movement
and posture. Interestingly, these light cues are visible both for the
user wearing the device as well as for others. The result is an
experiential bridge between what we see and what we feel or
know about the dynamic, moving body. The Light Arrays afford
augmented proprioception, generated through the artificial visual
feedback system; enhanced body interaction prompted by the
interactively augmented body image (in time and space); as well
as a clear visual representation of interpersonal and inter-structural
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Scorelight & scoreBots i324
Alvaro Cassinelli, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Daito Manabe, Rhyzomatics, Japan
Stephane Perrin, Independent Artist, Japan
Alexis Zerroug, Masatoshi Ishikawa, The University of Tokyo,
Japan
“scoreLight” and “scoreBots” are two experimental platforms for
performative sound design and manipulation. Both are essentially
synesthetic interfaces – synesthetic musical instruments - capable
of translating free-hand drawings into a sonic language of beats
and pitches, all in real time. While scoreLight uses a modified
“smart” laser scanner to track the figure’s relevant features (in
particular contours), scoreBots rely on one or more tiny linefollower
robots to do the same.
hipDisk i325
Danielle Wilde, Australia
hipDisk is a wearable interface that extends the hips and torso
horizontally to give the moving body musical capabilities. The
device prompts wearers to move in strange ways, bypassing norms
of self-constraint, to actuate sound. The result is sonically and
physically ungainly, yet strangely compelling, and often prompts
spontaneous laughter. hipDisk emerged from an embodied,
performative research approach. It began as a single user device,
and evolved to support social interaction and co-creation, as well
as creatively engaged, embodied discovery and learning. Using,
and also observing hipDisk in use, affords insight into how
ungainly, embodied, performative fun may be a powerful vehicle
for embodied knowledge generation and learning.
Touchbox: Intriguing Touch between Strangers i327
Mads Hobye, Medea Collaborative Media Initiative, Sweden
The Touchbox is about facilitating intriguing touch interaction
between strangers. The participants each wear a pair of
headphones, and when they touch each others bare skin, they
both hear a complex sound pattern. Previous (successful) work
involved a skilled Performer and one Participant; the Touchbox
was designed to be played by pairs of pristine Participants
exploring the interaction situation on their own. It turned out that
their interaction experiences were quite engaging albeit more
varied in mood and character. The Touchbox illustrates a novel
approach to embodied interaction design where social norms are
transcended by means of daring and captivating interactions.