Forest of Sounds installation transforming daily sounds into an interactive audio experience

Title Details
Role Web Developer & Designer
Tools Kinect, Max/Msp, Max for Live, Ableton, Live Object Models, Fabrication
Length 14 weeks
Project An interactive music installation that reinterprets the daily mundane sounds.
Features Skeleton Tracking, Audio Manipulation, Physical Installation

Concept

We are surrounded by sounds everyday. How might we interpret our daily sounds in different ways?

Project Description

This project is a human-size installation which is divided into four sections as below.

Development Physical Prototype

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Schematics

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Drum kits made by daily sounds

Refinement and Testing

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Moving forward

I would love to install this human-scale project in a museum with four speakers at each corner. In this way, users can detect the changes based on their movements immediately.

Special thanks to Luisa Pereira .

Check out my detailed documentation here.