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| [hid] for Pd | ||
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| Author(s): | Hans-Christoph Steiner | |
| Instructor: | Wilson, Kathleen | |
| Class: | Final Project Seminar | |
| URL: | http://at.or.at/hans/pd/hid/ | |
| Keywords: | hid pd "pure data" "new interfaces for musical expression" | |
| A toolkit for building instrument using Human Interface Devices within Pd. | ||
| This toolkit is a set of objects Pd, a multimedia programming environment, for accessing a wide variety of human interface devices, including haptic devices. The aim is to have a standardized and coherent interface for all Human Interface Devices (HIDs) so that once someone has learned how to use one HID within Pd, that knowledge will be easily transferrable to other devices. Another key aspect of the toolkit are the objects for mapping the output of these devices to what is being controlled. | ||
| Context: | More and more performers are using computers as an instrument for live performance, with many tools such as Pd designed just for this purpose. Though these tools can provide an engaging performance environment, the actual performance leaves something to be desired. The audience may be unable to tell whether the performer is actually controlling the music in real time, or just clicking a start button and reading their email. Such performance also lacks the physicality of the interaction and the accompanying range of gestures. A multitude of means of getting physical input from the human body are readily available. These, in combination with the high level, rapid programming environment of Pd, allow a broad range of people to make their own computer-based physical instruments.
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| Audience: | Anyone who wants to control audio, video, or any media with physical gestures. | |
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