| Interactive, real-time 3D animation
provides the artist with a conceptually limitless studio, an environment where anything
imaginable can be realized either in a meta form or as a physical object. With real-time
animation, the artist can create a gigantic, site-specific installation right down to
every nut and bolt, provide a compelling and realistic VR walkthrough, and send off
blueprints to a fabricator for an estimate. At the same time, the artist can create an
inscrutable object that exists, and only exists, on a Gameboy handheld computer. The
elements of both can be combined, so the physical and meta components heighten and extend
each other. Networks allow
individuals at remote locations to have shared experiences in real time. Glasbead
makes use of network technologies to create a multi-user on-line musical object. Part
instrument, part toy, part game, Glasbead blurs the distinctions, leveraging each
to create a unified and compelling audio, visual, and interactive experience. Glasbead
enables players to create a shared aesthetic environment where each player contributes to
the result. The challenge in creating Glasbead was to make it simple enough for
anyone to create a pleasing sound, yet complex enough to be "composed" for. |
