AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine

Christos Michalakos

doi:10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine

Christos Michalakos

Department of Games Technology and Mathematics

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

8 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

AETHRAKHTHON is an improvised piece utilizing an electronically augmented drum-kit as an interface with a physics-driven 3D game environment. The work explores improvised musical landscapes where the physical dynamics of the game world influence live sound processing and electronics. Through the interplay between the drum-kit and the game engine’s physics, the performer navigates a space of sonic possibilities, generating a rich dialogue of audiovisual interactions. This open-ended structure encourages exploration, allowing for unique interpretations in every performance. The result is a dynamic and evolving experience where the boundaries between sound, motion, and technology blur.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	xCoAx 2025
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
Editors	Miguel Carvalhais, Mario Verdicchio, Luísa Ribas, André Rangel
Place of Publication	Porto
Publisher	i2ADS
Pages	396-398
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9789899279056
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34626/2025_xcoax_036
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2025
Event	13th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X - V&A Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025 Conference number: 13th https://2025.xcoax.org/

Publication series

Name	xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
Publisher	i2ADS
ISSN (Print)	2183-9069

Conference

Conference	13th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
Abbreviated title	xCoAx 2025
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Dundee
Period	9/07/25 → 11/07/25
Internet address	https://2025.xcoax.org/

Keywords

Improvisation
Performance
Game design
Live electronics
NIME
Electroacoustic composition

Access to Document

10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

Michalakos_Aethrakhthon_Published_2025Final published version, 552 KB

https://2025.xcoax.org/pdf/michalakos.pdf

Cite this

Michalakos, C. (2025). AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine. In M. Carvalhais, M. Verdicchio, L. Ribas, & A. Rangel (Eds.), xCoAx 2025: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X (pp. 396-398). (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X). i2ADS. https://doi.org/10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

Michalakos, Christos. / AETHRAKHTHON : structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine. xCoAx 2025: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. editor / Miguel Carvalhais ; Mario Verdicchio ; Luísa Ribas ; André Rangel. Porto : i2ADS, 2025. pp. 396-398 (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X).

@inproceedings{0bbb779982d3461097f8d415c89b6484,

title = "AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine",

abstract = "AETHRAKHTHON is an improvised piece utilizing an electronically augmented drum-kit as an interface with a physics-driven 3D game environment. The work explores improvised musical landscapes where the physical dynamics of the game world influence live sound processing and electronics. Through the interplay between the drum-kit and the game engine{\textquoteright}s physics, the performer navigates a space of sonic possibilities, generating a rich dialogue of audiovisual interactions. This open-ended structure encourages exploration, allowing for unique interpretations in every performance. The result is a dynamic and evolving experience where the boundaries between sound, motion, and technology blur.",

author = "Christos Michalakos",

note = "{\textcopyright} 2025 Data availability statement: Not present.; 13th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics \& X, xCoAx 2025 ; Conference date: 09-07-2025 Through 11-07-2025",

year = "2025",

month = jul,

day = "28",

doi = "10.34626/2025\_xcoax\_036",

language = "English",

series = "xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics \& X",

publisher = "i2ADS",

pages = "396--398",

editor = "Miguel Carvalhais and Mario Verdicchio and Lu{\'i}sa Ribas and Andr{\'e} Rangel",

booktitle = "xCoAx 2025",

url = "https://2025.xcoax.org/",

}

Michalakos, C 2025, AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine. in M Carvalhais, M Verdicchio, L Ribas & A Rangel (eds), xCoAx 2025: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, i2ADS, Porto, pp. 396-398, 13th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, Dundee, United Kingdom, 9/07/25. https://doi.org/10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine. / Michalakos, Christos.
xCoAx 2025: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. ed. / Miguel Carvalhais; Mario Verdicchio; Luísa Ribas; André Rangel. Porto: i2ADS, 2025. p. 396-398 (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

TY - GEN

T1 - AETHRAKHTHON

T2 - 13th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X

AU - Michalakos, Christos

N1 - Conference code: 13th

PY - 2025/7/28

Y1 - 2025/7/28

N2 - AETHRAKHTHON is an improvised piece utilizing an electronically augmented drum-kit as an interface with a physics-driven 3D game environment. The work explores improvised musical landscapes where the physical dynamics of the game world influence live sound processing and electronics. Through the interplay between the drum-kit and the game engine’s physics, the performer navigates a space of sonic possibilities, generating a rich dialogue of audiovisual interactions. This open-ended structure encourages exploration, allowing for unique interpretations in every performance. The result is a dynamic and evolving experience where the boundaries between sound, motion, and technology blur.

AB - AETHRAKHTHON is an improvised piece utilizing an electronically augmented drum-kit as an interface with a physics-driven 3D game environment. The work explores improvised musical landscapes where the physical dynamics of the game world influence live sound processing and electronics. Through the interplay between the drum-kit and the game engine’s physics, the performer navigates a space of sonic possibilities, generating a rich dialogue of audiovisual interactions. This open-ended structure encourages exploration, allowing for unique interpretations in every performance. The result is a dynamic and evolving experience where the boundaries between sound, motion, and technology blur.

U2 - 10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

DO - 10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

M3 - Conference contribution

T3 - xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X

SP - 396

EP - 398

BT - xCoAx 2025

A2 - Carvalhais, Miguel

A2 - Verdicchio, Mario

A2 - Ribas, Luísa

A2 - Rangel, André

PB - i2ADS

CY - Porto

Y2 - 9 July 2025 through 11 July 2025

ER -

Michalakos C. AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine. In Carvalhais M, Verdicchio M, Ribas L, Rangel A, editors, xCoAx 2025: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. Porto: i2ADS. 2025. p. 396-398. (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X). Epub 2025 Jul 28. doi: 10.34626/2025_xcoax_036

AETHRAKHTHON: structuring electroacoustic improvisation and performance using a game engine

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this