Black box fading

Melody Chua

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Black box fading, for sensor-augmented flute (Chaosflöte) and improvisation machine (AIYA), is an immersive experience that draws upon the performance interplay between human and machine and the shifting perceptions of machine agency and human-machine interactions that result from it. This work is presented as a 360° video with first-order Ambisonics and head-tracking in VR. Modulating sound behaviors, reactive visual projections, shifting perceptions of space and scale, and the unconventional 360° editing techniques play along the spectrums of reality & surreality and between performance & edited composition, eventually transforming the work into a multifaceted experience of its own. Listeners are invited to explore the virtual space as both a concert and installation, a journey inside a box.

Citation

Melody Chua. 2021. Black box fading. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.21428/92fbeb44.efecbb70 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{nime2021_music_13,
 abstract = {Black box fading, for sensor-augmented flute (Chaosflöte) and improvisation machine (AIYA), is an immersive experience that draws upon the performance interplay between human and machine and the shifting perceptions of machine agency and human-machine interactions that result from it. This work is presented as a 360° video with first-order Ambisonics and head-tracking in VR. Modulating sound behaviors, reactive visual projections, shifting perceptions of space and scale, and the unconventional 360° editing techniques play along the spectrums of reality & surreality and between performance & edited composition, eventually transforming the work into a multifaceted experience of its own. Listeners are invited to explore the virtual space as both a concert and installation, a journey inside a box.},
 address = {Shanghai, China},
 articleno = {13},
 author = {Melody Chua},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.21428/92fbeb44.efecbb70},
 editor = {Eric Parren and Wei Chen},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 title = {Black box fading},
 track = {Music},
 url = {https://doi.org/10.21428/92fbeb44.efecbb70},
 year = {2021}
}