Feel, Think, Do multimedia project
Input (FEEL)
The performer sits in a chair in the center of the performance area. Around him and attached to him are two types of sensors:
The Dimension Beam sensors, which are MIDI controllers that translate position and motion of an object or body part into a MIDI signal, by creating an egg-shaped force field made of infrared light.
The I-Cube sensors, that consist of a sophisticated interactive input system that takes multiple analogue sensors and switch inputs. Each I-Cube sensor (controller) has a dedicated software object developed for plugging-in to the Max software. For this project the following I-Cube sensors (controllers) are used:
- G-Force (senses acceleration and deceleration, and can be held in the palm of the hand) - Reach (works along the principle of the Theremin)
- Tilt (senses inclination, measures from -180 to +180) - Hot (senses temperatures changes from -40 F to +100 F)
- Light (responds to the presence or absence of white light)
Each sensor (controller) detects a certain type of stimulu, and translates that information into MIDI.
Both the Dimension Beam and I-Cube sensors are connected to the Macintosh computer through a MIDI interface (the I-Cube sensors connect first to its own digital interface)
