Nice article -- has anyone tried using something like this in conjunction with the realxtend viewer? Some combination of LSL's http_response or xmlrpc might do the trick (with some lag). Thoughts? -p
On Apr 8, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Toni Alatalo wrote: > with the recent talks about motion / gesture input, was fun to see > that > on the music side (where have used motion for long, accelometers for > ~20 > years iirc) are now using 'biosensors' too :) > > i recall from some VW / teleconferencing talks that reflecting > emotional > states is of interest for some .. weird to think how it could be > used in > games, i guess it's good that they are experimenting with it in art > music before.. > > ~Toni > > > > > From: STEIM <[email protected]> > Date: April 7, 2009 11:49:40 AM EDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [ STEIM ] st...@40! presents lectures on Eyesweb and Bio > sensors > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > st...@40! presents lectures on Eyesweb and Bio sensors > > > With the presence of Atau Tanaka as artistic director in 2007, STEIM > was introduced to bio sensors in a performative environment. Ben > Knapp worked with STEIM on the revised version of Dick Raaijmakers' > Grafische Methode Fiets, utilizing Infusion Systems' BioBeat sensor, > which is also used in Tanaka's BioMuse instrument. Together with > Nick Gillian, Ben will talk about the SARC Eyesweb toolkit in > STEIM's Lecture Series. Adinda van 't Klooster has been working on > her projects at STEIM regularly, and she will present her current > work, Emotion Lights, which uses bio sensors to track the visitor's > emotional state. > > Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 > Venue: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam > Time: 20.00hrs. > Entrance: FREE > Reservations and more information: [email protected] or 020-6228690 > > > > Ben Knapp & Nick Gillian > Controlling Music and Sound Using the Recognition of Physical > Gestures and Emotional State > > This talk will first explore the broad area of using kinematic > (motion) and physiological sensors (motion and emotion) for > interacting with sound. Then, the details of the measurement and > recognition of these signals and the patterns within them during > performance will be discussed. The talk will focus on three areas: > 1) Understanding Gestures and Emotion > 2) Simple Pattern Recognition Techniques > 3) The SARC Eyesweb Toolkit > > www.sarc.qub.ac.uk > > <image.jpg> > > > Adinda van 't Klooster / Artist talk: Emotion Lights > > Adinda van 't Klooster is a UK based artist who has worked with a > wide range of media such as video and sound installation, animation, > sculpture, and computer generated performance. In her work she > creates a multi-sensory experience and explores the areas where art > & science overlap. In her AHRC funded doctoral research with CRUMB > at the University of Sunderland she is exploring the creation of new > tactile interfaces using biofeedback. At STEIM she is collaborating > with programmer Vincent Akkermans to create a first prototype of the > Emotion Lights project. > > Vincent Akkermans is a Dutch music technologist specialising in > system architecture for adaptive representation of media. Throughout > his MA at the Utrecht School of Arts he has focused on algorithmic > composition and adaptive music systems for videogames. He recently > finished a research internship focusing on methods for music > information retrieval at the Music Technology Group in Barcelona. > > The Emotion Light will be a light emitting sculpture, with sensors > embedded in its handlebars. The holder’s heart rate and GSR > (galvanic skin response) will be tracked live and analysed by > bespoke software to create changing light patterns that respond > closely to the users feelings. Building a classifier will be the > first line of approach during the residency. As input (to generate > emotions in the viewer) van ‘t Klooster will create an emotive sound > sequence. The outcome of the work created during the residency will > be exhibited at ISEA09 in Belfast. > > During the talk at STEIM Adinda will talk about the development of > the interdisciplinary Emotion Lights project and other recent > projects like RAINBOW CODE and HEARIMPROV. > > This project is looking for volunteers who are willing to test the > system and for their GSR and heart rate to be used in building the > classifier. It will require about half an hour of your time and will > take place at STEIM between 13-15 April. If you are willing to > participate in this please contact: [email protected] > > The Emotion Lights residency is funded by the arts Council England > (http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ > ). > > <image.jpg> > > http://www.newcastlecommunityheritage.org/content.php?level3_id=17&level2_id=5 > http://www.a-n.co.uk/interface/reviews/single/389835 > http://www.axisweb.org/seCVPG.aspx?ARTISTID=8405 > > > <image.jpg> > > > ___ > > > More information on lectures: http://www.steim.org/steim/series.php. > > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > http://list.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/steim > . > > STEIM > (studio for electro instrumental music) > (studio voor elektro instrumentale muziek) > > Achtergracht 19 > 1017 WL Amsterdam > The Netherlands > > Tel: 020-6228690 > Fax: 020-6264262 > Email: [email protected] > Website: www.steim.nl > > _______________________________________________ > STEIM mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/steim > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
