Orbophone: a New Interface for Radiating Sound and Image

Damien Lock, and Greg Schiemer

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2006
• Location: Paris, France
• Pages: 89–92
• Keywords: Immersive Sound; Multi-channel Sound; Loud-speaker Array; Multimedia; Streaming Media; Real-Time Media Performance; Sound Installation.
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176967 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

The Orbophone is a new interface that radiates rather thanprojects sound and image. It provides a cohesive platformfor audio and visual presentation in situations where bothmedia are transmitted from the same location andlocalization in both media is perceptually correlated. Thispaper discusses the advantages of radiation overconventional sound and image projection for certain kindsof interactive public multimedia exhibits and describes theartistic motivation for its development against a historicalbackdrop of sound systems used in public spaces. Oneexhibit using the Orbophone is described in detail togetherwith description and critique of the prototype, discussingaspects of its design and construction. The paper concludeswith an outline of the Orbophone version 2.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Lock2006,
 abstract = {The Orbophone is a new interface that radiates rather thanprojects sound and image. It provides a cohesive platformfor audio and visual presentation in situations where bothmedia are transmitted from the same location andlocalization in both media is perceptually correlated. Thispaper discusses the advantages of radiation overconventional sound and image projection for certain kindsof interactive public multimedia exhibits and describes theartistic motivation for its development against a historicalbackdrop of sound systems used in public spaces. Oneexhibit using the Orbophone is described in detail togetherwith description and critique of the prototype, discussingaspects of its design and construction. The paper concludeswith an outline of the Orbophone version 2.},
 address = {Paris, France},
 author = {Lock, Damien and Schiemer, Greg},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176967},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Immersive Sound; Multi-channel Sound; Loud-speaker Array; Multimedia; Streaming Media; Real-Time Media Performance; Sound Installation. },
 pages = {89--92},
 title = {Orbophone: a New Interface for Radiating Sound and Image},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2006/nime2006_089.pdf},
 year = {2006}
}