Thur 26 August 2010
15:00–16:30h
Volkshochschule Dortmund, L 110

Moderated by Sabine Himmelsbach (de)

1. 15:00h | Sarah Taylor (gb): A New Colour Palette as Digitally Controlled Woven Light
2. 15:25h | Steve Heimbecker (qc/ca): Wind Space Architecture,Transmission and Sonic Mass. The Turbulence Sound Matrix and FLEX
3. 15:50h | Wang Zheng, Jiang Fei, Li Qiansheng, Liu Jingming, Ji Jiakang (cn): Pulsation of City. Interactive Flying Ball Installation

ISEA2010 Conference Proceedings | P40 Interactive Transmission (PDF, 141.04 KB)

Sarah Taylor (gb)

A New Colour Palette as Digitally Controlled Woven Light

This paper highlights research focussed on establishing groundbreaking, light-emitting textiles within the context of design at the technology interface. It will discuss the development of woven fabric utilizing optical fibre and paper yarn and the processes involved in exploiting lighting effects in conjunction with laser technology and colour through the use of computerized replay systems. It will highlight key results as showcased in an exhibit for a major exhibition, which promoted the concept of programmable textiles exploring the possibilities of time-based colour as light by the artist.

ISEA2010 Conference Proceedings | A New Colour Palette as Digitally Controlled Woven Light (PDF)

Sarah Taylor is Reader within the School of Architecture & Design at the University of Brighton. Her areas of enquiry have pioneered the creation of light-emitting textiles which exploit the visual and mechanical properties of optical fibres as interactive, multisensory textile-based artwork.

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Steve Heimbecker (qc/ca)

Wind Space Architecture,Transmission and Sonic Mass. The Turbulence Sound Matrix and FLEX

FLEX (2010/11) is a new audio installation system derived from the TSM – Turbulence Sound Matrix (2008) and it's Wind Space Architecture software. FLEX is a portable, location flexible, 64 channel audio diffusion system for site specific installations, where speakers, using a 64 position proportional and expandable grid matrix, can be installed in almost any location on armatures in situ. Heimbecker's coloured hearing compositions are locative and meditative, using sound sources of exceptional depth, tone and texture to create immersive, diffuse, and captivating sonic experiences.

ISEA2010 Conference Proceedings | Wind Space Architecture,Transmission and Sonic Mass. The Turbulence Sound Matrix and FLEX (PDF)

Steve Heimbecker, Montréal, CA., has been creating immersive audio art compositions and installations internationally since the mid 1980s. His work is based upon the discretization of signal, multichannel sound design and transmission, kinetic energy, nature, and cross modal synaesthetic perception.

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Wang Zheng, Jiang Fei, Li Qiansheng, Liu Jingming, Ji Jiakang (cn)

Pulsation of City. Interactive Flying Ball Installation

The work is structured by 2 lines of transparent tubes. Two lines form a alleyway whose height is 2.8 metres, width is about 0.8 to 1 metre and length is more than 10 metres. When the audience walks in the alley, the balls in the tubes would fly up and down. The work tries to convert graphic images into real moving objects in three-dimensional space, allowing audiences to experience a great visual impact of virtual anti-gravity physical space.

ISEA2010 Conference Proceedings | Pulsation of City. Interactive Flying Ball Installation (PDF)

Wang Zheng, born in 1978, in Nanjing, China. He is a digital interactive Artist and Teacher in Fine Art College of Shanghai University. His art work focuses around interactive installation such as human-computer interaction, and computer vision.

Jiang Fei is a Ph.D student of Shanghai University and an Interactive Designer of Virtual Lab. He is mainly in charge of hardwear of interaction art works.

Li Qiansheng is a Software Engineer, using ActionScirpt3 language production animation and interactive interface

Ji Jiakang is a Structure Designer of Virtual Lab and always communicates with manufacturer.

Liu Jingming is a digital art Teacher from Shanghai Universty who works on digital interactive art.

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