Song of Distances

Pohao Chi

Installation Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2023
• Location: Mexico City, Mexico
• Article Number: 1175
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11194806 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

"Song of Distances" is a participatory and algorithmic composition based on ubiquitous computing. It praises the concept of compressed time/space and connectivity. Each login session is represented as a node in the topographic coordinate by granting access to GPS data by the user. The system calculates the session period and relative distances between the center and each node to generate m. At the same time, the orientation affects the spatiality of the sound, transforming the positioning data into audible events. Each networked entity that contributes data to the system is the center point of its coordinate and a detective node on other devices. The user can close the webpage or keep it open while moving; all of the behavior and decisions reflect on the parameters of the generative music. Thus, this piece gradually evolves with crowd participation as a collective experience on the Internet.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @article{nime23-installations-1175,
 abstract = {"Song of Distances" is a participatory and algorithmic composition based on ubiquitous computing. It praises the concept of compressed time/space and connectivity. Each login session is represented as a node in the topographic coordinate by granting access to GPS data by the user. The system calculates the session period and relative distances between the center and each node to generate m. At the same time, the orientation affects the spatiality of the sound, transforming the positioning data into audible events. Each networked entity that contributes data to the system is the center point of its coordinate and a detective node on other devices. The user can close the webpage or keep it open while moving; all of the behavior and decisions reflect on the parameters of the generative music. Thus, this piece gradually evolves with crowd participation as a collective experience on the Internet.},
 address = {Mexico City, Mexico},
 articleno = {1175},
 author = {Pohao Chi},
 booktitle = {Installation Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.11194806},
 editor = {Salvador Chavez and Tito Rivas},
 month = {May},
 title = {Song of Distances},
 url = {https://www.nime.org/proceedings/2023/nime2023_installations_1175.pdf},
 year = {2023}
}