Finally we have had a change to try out our table in real action. Music of the Spheres software is on beta stage. At the current state of development the program enables simple interaction with ReacTIVision with special fiducial markers in conjunction with visuals and sounds. ReacTIVision is used as a tracking engine. FiducialtuioAS3 library is used for turning ReacTIVision tracking iinformation to Flash/AS3 environment that we use for creating visuals. Max Msp is used as a sound engine.
Metaphor for interaction is gardening flowers. In the garden users can create geometric shaped flowers and explore musical poly rhythmical patterns and pentatonic scales that index current state of the play. The user needs also keep an eye of Big Eater – one should not allow to eat the Big Eater swallow flowers and sounds away. On below are flower shapes used in the play environment. The graphics are made by visual designer Anna Salmi. Anna consults the project also as an interaction designer.
Screen shot of the Music of the Spheres environment
Testings in the Music of the Sphres play environment
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