MagNular : Symbolic Control of an External Sound Engine Using an Animated Interface

Andy Dolphin

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2009
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
• Pages: 159–160
• Keywords: Sound Toys, Open Work, Game Engines, Animated Interfaces, Max/MSP.
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177499 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

This paper reports on work in progress on the creativeproject MagNular, part of a wider practical study of thepotential collaborative compositional applications of gameengine technologies. MagNular is a sound toy utilizingcomputer game and physics engine technologies to createan animated interface used in conjunction with an externalsound engine developed within Max/MSP. The playercontrols virtual magnets that attract or repel numerousparticle objects, moving them freely around the virtualspace. Particle object collision data is mapped to controlsound onsets and synthesis/DSP (Digital SignalProcessing) parameters. The user "composes" bycontrolling and influencing the simulated physicalbehaviors of the particle objects within the animatedinterface.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Dolphin2009a,
 abstract = {This paper reports on work in progress on the creativeproject MagNular, part of a wider practical study of thepotential collaborative compositional applications of gameengine technologies. MagNular is a sound toy utilizingcomputer game and physics engine technologies to createan animated interface used in conjunction with an externalsound engine developed within Max/MSP. The playercontrols virtual magnets that attract or repel numerousparticle objects, moving them freely around the virtualspace. Particle object collision data is mapped to controlsound onsets and synthesis/DSP (Digital SignalProcessing) parameters. The user "composes" bycontrolling and influencing the simulated physicalbehaviors of the particle objects within the animatedinterface.},
 address = {Pittsburgh, PA, United States},
 author = {Dolphin, Andy},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177499},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Sound Toys, Open Work, Game Engines, Animated Interfaces, Max/MSP. },
 pages = {159--160},
 title = {MagNular : Symbolic Control of an External Sound Engine Using an Animated Interface},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2009/nime2009_159.pdf},
 year = {2009}
}