Audiovisual Interaction

Audiovisuelle Insteraktion (Audiovisual Interaction)

17.0286, Laborübung (LU) Sommersemester 2025

Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz Institut für Elektronische Musik und Akustik

Lektor: Andreas Pirchner

Course Structure

• Session 1 (28.03.2025): Course Overview

• Session 2 (12.04.2025): Computer Vision, Fiducials, Mixed Realities

• Session 3 (9.05.2025): Tracking Devices, Augmented Instruments, DIY Sensors

• Session 4 (10.05.2025): Virtual Reality, Sonatars, Generating vs. Interfering, Construction vs. Disruption, Event vs. Process

• Session 5 (24.05.2025): Work on main project

• Session 6 (13.06.2025): Performance-Presentation

Assignments

Assignment 1

Based on the information provided with brief introduction to the use of MIDI interfaces in session 1: Experiment and design a simple audiovisual instrument. Use the MIDI-Controller you brought to the course.

Assignment 2

Create an audiovisual instrument based on fiducials.

Final project

Design an audiovisual Instrument. The Instrument should allow for expressive play and permit different ways of expression and different modes of output. Again, "Audiovisual instrument" should be understood in a broad sense, as it was in the course.

Plan a short performance with your instrument of about 2-3 minutes.

Additional Assignment

Prepare a short presentation (~5–7 minutes) of a project or performance that comprises of an audiovisual instrument. "Audiovisual instrument" should be understood in a broad sense (think of the examples provided in the first session).

Analyse the chosen artwork by asking questions such as: what kind of interactions happen generally, what interactions between sound, image, performer and/or environment does the instrument allow for, how is the instrument technically constructed, what are its characteristics as an interface?