VRitual AV

[A szöveg csak angol nyelven érhető el] VRitual AV uses the Leap Motion2 controller, as well as a multi-touch iPad interface to enable small-area gestural control of audio-visuals. It uses as few technological resources as possible, while retaining the complexity of interaction required for an expert interactive performance. VRitual AV enables the performer to move his hands and draw to perform and mix music, lights and visuals in real-time with precision. VRitual AV diverges from much live audio-visual work in which the performer sits behind a desk and controls audio-visuals by interacting with a traditional computer interface. The computer is hidden and the interface is the contained within the gestures of the performer. The ultimate in tactile audio-visual interfaces!

VRitual AV consists of three pieces in different audio-visual styles. Improvisation using the Leap and iPad allows for spontaneous performance variations. The sound of VRitual AV is steeped in the history of electronic music, with influences from the 70s Berlin-school, 90s idm, and newer experimental electronica. A key element of VRitual AV is the “liveness” aspect of the performance. The melodies are played in real-time, and the effects are added spontaneously. Due to this liveness a tension is created, as the audience can see and hear the results of my gestural actions, and I am aware that errors are possible.

The visual world of VRitual AV is informed by my interest in synesthesia. All visuals and lights have matching colours as well as matching effects related to the audio interaction. The visual element is produced within MadMapper, and apart from videos matched to the occasional film sound samples, I have used variations on default Mad Mapper Materials. The LED lights are programmed in LightKey and are matched precisely with audio-visual effects. The visual world is therefore primarily abstract, with the interest lying in how the dynamic control with the Leap Motion shows corresponding movement that is like that in the music.