First Expressive Tests
I’ve made some great coding progress so far utilizing openFrameworks and their ofxOpenNI and ofxOSC addons with a Max patch using the CNMAT objects. Took a week or so to get OpenNI running, but once I...
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Meetings and Adjustments
This past week I had some great conversations and some important realizations. Requirements On Thursday I made a requirements document, a simple list describing each element that would have to be...
View ArticleMax/MSP + Wacom Hijinks
In follow up to a meeting I had with Robin Bargar on Monday, I spent this week constructing a suitable control environment utilizing max/msp and my Wacom tablet. Essentially, I’m using my Wacom pen and...
View ArticleMoving On: Velocity, Bend, Vibrato
After a frustrating week trying to get some real-time control over a MIDI file’s tempo during playback I decided it was time to move on, try to keep to my schedule, and begin control work on note...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Name?
I’ve probably lost a few of you along this long and winding road. I’m sorry. Today, I aim to clarify. Below, you’ll find as clear a description as I can make at this point as well as the new (still...
View ArticleBasic Control Prototype Complete!
By jove I’ve done it! With the final element of expressive control under my belt, I’m looking forward to getting the gestural control experiments under way. This is when it starts to get exciting,...
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This Is Getting Intense
Post-It sketches of potential gestural visualizations Today I’m down at sxsw. If you’re here and want to meet up, tweet @strangenative! Before I skipped town for a bit of nerdy r&r I did a bit...
View ArticleCalling All Collaborators
This morning I attended what I thought was a presentation on community building at sxsw. It turned out to be less of a presentation, and more of a sharing and discussion group about the communities we...
View ArticleMOTIV User Testing
Last week I started a meetup on meetup.com for anybody interested in trying out MOTIV and perhaps even writing some pieces for it. We had 15 signups in the first week and a few folks came this Saturday...
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MOTIV in the New York Times
You know it’s a good day when you sleep in, roll out of bed to put on a fresh pot of coffee, sit back on the couch with a delicious bowl of fresh fruit and open the newspaper for a leisurely read only...
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