Peter Knees, Gerhard Widmer, Tim Pohle,
"sound/tracks: Real-Time Synaesthetic Sonification of Train Journeys."
: Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia 2008 - Interactive Arts Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada., 2008
Original Titel:
sound/tracks: Real-Time Synaesthetic Sonification of Train Journeys.
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Buchtitel:
Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia 2008 - Interactive Arts Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Original Kurzfassung:
Travelling on a train and looking out of the window at the
moving scenery reveals a composition of “visual music”with
its own tempo and rhythm, its own colours and harmonies.
The project sound/tracks aims at capturing these visual impressions
and translates them into a musical composition in
real-time - producing an immediate and unique soundtrack
to the train journey based on the passing landscape. To
this end, the outside impressions are captured with a camera
and translated into instantaneously played back piano
music. The immediately added sound dimension allows for
reflection of the visual impression and deepening of the state
of contemplation. For the resulting compositions, the passing
scenery can be considered the score. “Re-transcription”
of this score to an image gives a panoramic overview over
the complete journey and exhibits some interesting effects
caused by the movement of the train, such as compression
and stretching of passing objects. In addition to intensifying
the experience of a train journey, sound/tracks permits to
persistently capture and archive the fleeting impressions of
journey and composition and allows for re-experiencing the
trip both visually and acoustically at a later point.
Forschungs-