# Audiovisual Interaction

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**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 
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### 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

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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. 
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#### Assignment 2

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Create an audiovisual instrument based on fiducials.
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#### Final project

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**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.
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#### Additional Assignment

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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?
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