The AMUC e-science demonstrator has provided a unique opportunity for performing artists, biomechanics and computing science specialists to collaborate in practice-driven creative research at Culture Lab, Newcastle University's interdisciplinary digital platform. [read more...]

During a workshop with Beatriz Cantinho(dance), Ricardo Jacinto(Cello) and Nuno Torres(sax), we explored the potential of a body tracking system in real time improvisation. Predefine rules for spacial and motion analysis of the performer were fed to sound manipulation modules, extending the soundscape created by the acoustic instruments. [read more...]

A recording of the afternoon discussion of a Methods Network workshop organized by Gregory Sporton, Visualization Research Unit, University of Central England (20 July 2007) at Margaret Street Building, UCE, Birmingham.
http://methodsnetwork.ac.uk/activities/act23.html

The focus of this paper is to take a very selective look at some of the ways that practitioners have used digital tools in the course of planning, designing, ‘doing’, communicating and documenting performancerelated works, a term that covers an enormous amount of territory and is intrinsically cross-disciplinary, connect [read more...]