{"id":468,"date":"2015-07-13T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ico.bukvic.net\/main\/?p=468"},"modified":"2015-11-25T05:29:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T05:29:59","slug":"visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ico.bukvic.net\/main\/visualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SEAMUS<\/a><\/p>\n

In my creative process every so often I\u00a0am given an opportunity to venture into visual domain. This journey is commonly driven either by a need (e.g. two instances of a\u00a0Visual Jukebox<\/em> for the two SEAMUS 2015<\/a> listening rooms, one of which found its way onto the front page<\/a> of the Arts@Virginia Tech fall 2015 printed publication and its online<\/a> counterpart,<\/em>\u00a0the ICAT Perform Studio’s Constellation<\/em>, DISIS logo<\/a>, and\u00a0the\u00a0Intelligent Space<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>project) or purely artistic inspiration, as is the case with the visual music pieces, e.g.\u00a0derelicts of time<\/a><\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0or the early Revo:oveR concepts, such as the arm pit<\/a>\u00a0interactive scripting 3D engine with HD video playback\u00a0and the three-screen Cave-like interactive audio-visual DARC\u00a0concept<\/a>\u00a0with an 8.1-channel interactive audio, a real-time rendering of a 500,000+-polygon object, and procedurally animated 3D critters the collaborative team lovingly\u00a0referred to as “popcorn” that mimic\u00a0the flocking behavior, and each of which emanates a unique spatialized aural signature. Most commonly my visual creations\u00a0are\u00a0devised in MaxMSP, while some rely on Unity3D (e.g. FORGETFULNESS<\/a><\/em>), Processing, and Flash<\/a>. Below, I reflect\u00a0on the two more recent creations,\u00a0Constellation\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Visual Jukebox<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Constellation<\/em>\u00a0(2013) is an immersive audio-visual demo designed to showcase newly introduced ICAT Perform Studio. It consists of a procedural visualization coupled with a 8.4 multichannel audio\u00a0player (pictured below, featuring a work of my friend and colleague Eric Lyon), and an immersive demo that interfaces 12-camera Optitrack motion tracking system with MaxMSP via a homebrew\u00a0Open Sound Control (OSC)\u00a0middleware. As a result, users are able to spatialize three audio sources around the room using a rigid body (a custom\u00a0“wand”). As the objects depart from the projection canvas and become effectively invisible, users are encouraged to utilize their 3D aural perception to locate sounds, as well as to explore their own ability to differentiate between multiple concurrent aural streams.<\/p>\n

\"Constellation<\/a><\/p>\n

Visual Jukebox<\/em>\u00a0(2015) is a collection of two visualizations (top and bottom images)\u00a0I had to come up with in preparation for the SEAMUS 2015<\/a> conference. Given a\u00a0tight production schedule, I opted for recycling some of my prior work with procedurally animated 3D nurbs, like the ones found in\u00a0the\u00a0derelicts of time<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and before that in Revo:oveR<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0something that may be\u00a0better known as the signature menu\u00a0background\u00a0for the recent Sony Playstation systems (even though at the time I created derelicts<\/em>, I had no prior exposure to Sony’s system). The two jukebox visualizations\u00a0seamlessly integrate audio-visual compositions, while accompanying aural works with the\u00a0two variants of dynamically generated\u00a0nurbs dynamic lighting and shader-based HDR (a.k.a. glow) post-processing.<\/p>\n

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