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== Meandering Sound == | |||
[[File:Vignette-Explorer-Screenshot.png|400px|thumb|left|Martin Schneider: [http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/34403 Vignette Explorer] (2010)]] | |||
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=== About === | |||
In this lecture we will look at sound signals as meandering curves in time. | |||
* '''Mathematical Functions''' — in the 1st part, we will learn how to create curves using mathematical functions. | |||
* '''Curves of Sound''' — in the 2nd part, we will learn how to make audible curves in time and space. | |||
=== Goals === | |||
* Basics of mathematical functions | |||
* Polar coordinates | |||
* Harmonic synthesizer | |||
* Sound synthesis in Processing | |||
=== Literature === | |||
* Irvine Whitty: [http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/harmonograph/The_Harmonograph.pdf The Harmonograph] (1893) | |||
* Joseph Goold: [http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/harmonograph/Harmonic_Vibrations.pdf Harmonic Vibrations] (1910) | |||
* Tom Greenslade: [http://digital.kenyon.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=physics_publications All about Lissajous Figures] (1993) | |||
* Frank A. Farris: [https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2691465.pdf Wheels on Wheels on Wheels — Surprising Symmetry] (1996) | |||
* Aatish Bhatia: [http://nautil.us/blog/the-math-trick-behind-mp3s-jpegs-and-homer-simpsons-face The Math Trick behind MP3s, JPEGs and Homer Simpson's Face] (2013) | |||
* Michael Trott: [http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2013/05/17/making-formulas-for-everything-from-pi-to-the-pink-panther-to-sir-isaac-newton/ Making Formulas for Everyhing] — from Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton (2013) | |||
* Michael Trott: [http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2013/06/10/using-formulas-for-everything-from-a-complex-analysis-class-to-political-cartoons-to-music-album-covers/ Using Formulas for Everything] — from a Complex Analysis Class to Political Cartoons to Music Album Covers (2013) | |||
=== Code === | |||
* Santiago Ginnobili: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVuU2YCwHjw Ptolemy and Homer Simpson] (2008) | |||
* Martin Schneider: [http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/34403 Vignette Explorer] (2011) | |||
* Joe Freedman: [http://wheelof.com/sketch/ Cycloid Drawing Machine] + [https://github.com/jbum/CDMS Code] (2015) | |||
=== Art === | |||
* Steffen Fiedler: [http://www.nand.io/projects/research/unreliable-machinery/ Unreliable Machinery] (2011) | |||
* Jeroboam Fenderson: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqSvkNjWnnQ Nuclear Black Noise] (2013) | |||
=== Links === | |||
* [http://physics.case.edu/about/history/antique-physics-instruments/harmonic-synthesizer-2/ Harmonic Synthsizer] and [http://physics.case.edu/about/history/antique-physics-instruments/harmonic-analyzer-2/ Harmonic Analyser] | |||
* Michael McCarthy: [http://mechanicaldesign101.com/2015/12/24/fourier-curve-tracing/ Fourier-Curve Tracing the Batman-Curve] (2015) | |||
* John Baez and Anita Chodry: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AExisumxtzQ The Harmonograph] (2016) | |||
* Jeroboam Fenderson: [http://oscilloscopemusic.com/ Oscilloscope Music] (2016) | |||
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== Meandering Video == | |||
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=== About === | |||
In this lecture will consider look at video signals as meandering curves through space and time. | |||
=== Goals === | |||
* video recording technology | |||
* introduction to video art | |||
* scan line algorithms | |||
* functional video transformations | |||
* processing videos with Processing | |||
=== Literature === | |||
* Thomas Dreher: [http://iasl.uni-muenchen.de/links/GCA-IV.1.html Geschichte der Computerkunst: Videokulturen] (2015) | |||
* Jen Christiansen: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/pop-culture-pulsar-origin-story-of-joy-division-s-unknown-pleasures-album-cover-video/ Pop Culture Pulsar: Origin Story of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures Album Cover] (2015) | |||
=== Art === | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZQiHuTbnes Rutt-Etra Video Synthesizer] (1974) | |||
* Steina and Woody Vasulka: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wBu_q3cRrI Objects] (1978) | |||
* Steina and Woody Vasulka: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHy3DCpZM6o Transformations] (1978) | |||
=== Code === | |||
* Felix Turner: [http://www.creativeapplications.net/scripts/rutt-etra-izer-scripts-webapp/ Rutt-Etra-Izer] (2011) | |||
* Mikko Harju: [https://gist.github.com/mharju/3805082 Unknown Pleasures visualization test with Processing] (2011) | |||
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== The Meandering Mind == | |||
[[File:Motiongram_Explorer.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Martin Schneider: [https://github.com/bitcraftlab/motion-maps/ MotionGram Explorer]]] | |||
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=== About === | |||
In this lecture we will have look at electric, mechanic, and biological systems and how their trajectories can be analyzed | |||
using data visualisation and sonification. | |||
=== Goals === | |||
* motiongrams and motionmaps | |||
* working with EEG, EKG, EMG data | |||
* quantified self | |||
=== Literature === | |||
{{note|Here's some literature that may be relevant for students taking the project module of Ursula Damm:}} | |||
* Edwin R. Lewis: [https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~lewis/ProcIEEE68.pdf Using electronic circuits to model simple neuroelectric interactions] (1968) | |||
* Stafford Beer: [https://monoskop.org/images/e/e3/Beer_Stafford_Designing_Freedom.pdf Designing Freedom] (1973) | |||
* Peter Cariani: [http://www.cariani.com/CarianiNewWebsite/Publications_files/PaskDevice93-SelfOrganizingSystems.pdf To evolve an ear: epistemological implications of Gordon Pask's electrochemical devices] (1993) |
Latest revision as of 21:53, 16 September 2016
Meandering Media
Meandering Sound
Martin Schneider: Vignette Explorer (2010)
About
In this lecture we will look at sound signals as meandering curves in time.
- Mathematical Functions — in the 1st part, we will learn how to create curves using mathematical functions.
- Curves of Sound — in the 2nd part, we will learn how to make audible curves in time and space.
Goals
- Basics of mathematical functions
- Polar coordinates
- Harmonic synthesizer
- Sound synthesis in Processing
Literature
- Irvine Whitty: The Harmonograph (1893)
- Joseph Goold: Harmonic Vibrations (1910)
- Tom Greenslade: All about Lissajous Figures (1993)
- Frank A. Farris: Wheels on Wheels on Wheels — Surprising Symmetry (1996)
- Aatish Bhatia: The Math Trick behind MP3s, JPEGs and Homer Simpson's Face (2013)
- Michael Trott: Making Formulas for Everyhing — from Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton (2013)
- Michael Trott: Using Formulas for Everything — from a Complex Analysis Class to Political Cartoons to Music Album Covers (2013)
Code
- Santiago Ginnobili: Ptolemy and Homer Simpson (2008)
- Martin Schneider: Vignette Explorer (2011)
- Joe Freedman: Cycloid Drawing Machine + Code (2015)
Art
- Steffen Fiedler: Unreliable Machinery (2011)
- Jeroboam Fenderson: Nuclear Black Noise (2013)
Links
- Harmonic Synthsizer and Harmonic Analyser
- Michael McCarthy: Fourier-Curve Tracing the Batman-Curve (2015)
- John Baez and Anita Chodry: The Harmonograph (2016)
- Jeroboam Fenderson: Oscilloscope Music (2016)
Meandering Video
About
In this lecture will consider look at video signals as meandering curves through space and time.
Goals
- video recording technology
- introduction to video art
- scan line algorithms
- functional video transformations
- processing videos with Processing
Literature
- Thomas Dreher: Geschichte der Computerkunst: Videokulturen (2015)
- Jen Christiansen: Pop Culture Pulsar: Origin Story of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures Album Cover (2015)
Art
- Rutt-Etra Video Synthesizer (1974)
- Steina and Woody Vasulka: Objects (1978)
- Steina and Woody Vasulka: Transformations (1978)
Code
- Felix Turner: Rutt-Etra-Izer (2011)
- Mikko Harju: Unknown Pleasures visualization test with Processing (2011)
The Meandering Mind
Martin Schneider: MotionGram Explorer
About
In this lecture we will have look at electric, mechanic, and biological systems and how their trajectories can be analyzed using data visualisation and sonification.
Goals
- motiongrams and motionmaps
- working with EEG, EKG, EMG data
- quantified self
Literature
Here's some literature that may be relevant for students taking the project module of Ursula Damm:
- Edwin R. Lewis: Using electronic circuits to model simple neuroelectric interactions (1968)
- Stafford Beer: Designing Freedom (1973)
- Peter Cariani: To evolve an ear: epistemological implications of Gordon Pask's electrochemical devices (1993)