It almost might be worth exploring the possibility of making the expression data stream a separate service, much like voice chat is now on SL.
On Apr 8, 7:04 pm, Toni Alatalo <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul Fishwick kirjoitti: > > > 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? > > well there are all sorts of plans and some upcoming work soon too on > plugging in external input, > > but how do you see http or xmlrpc doing it with the viewer? i'd think > there is an api for local avatar control and other user input ops, and > the viewer then takes care of synching the data to the server etc.. so > you can write an add-on or something for the viewer that gets the input > in however they do that normally. > > or were you thinking of the server requesting the data from a separate > server somewhere? i guess so as you refer to lag, yah i guess you > certainly can do that (similar to how x10 was done perhaps). > > > -p > > ~Toni > > > > > 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≤... > >>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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
