RadarTHEREMIN - Creating musical expressions in a virtual studio environment

Author

Wöldecke, Björn ; Marinos, Dionysios ; Pogscheba, Patrick ; Geiger, Chris ; Herder, Jens ; Schwirten, Tobias

Author_Institution

Univ. of Appl. Sci. Dusseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

fYear

2011

fDate

19-20 March 2011

Firstpage

345

Lastpage

346

Abstract

In this paper we describe a prototypical system for live musical performance in a virtual studio environment. The performer stands in front of the studio camera and interacts with an infrared-laser-based multi-touch device. The final TV image shows the performer interacting with a virtual screen which is augmented in front of herself. To overcome the problem of the performer not seeing this virtual screen in reality, we use a special hexagonal grid to facilitate the performer´s awareness of this novel Theremin-like virtual musical instrument.

Keywords

augmented reality; electronic music; haptic interfaces; laser beam applications; musical instruments; television studios; touch sensitive screens; Theremin-like virtual musical instrument; final TV image; hexagonal grid; infrared- laser-based multi-touch device; live musical performance; musical expressions; prototypical system; radarTHEREMIN; studio camera; virtual screen; virtual studio environment; Cameras; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Radar tracking; Software; Tracking; Visualization; Multi-Point Interfaces; Musical Expression; Virtual Studio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

VR Innovation (ISVRI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0055-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0054-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISVRI.2011.5759671

Filename

5759671