Abstract
Pathfinder is a performance-game for solo drummer, exploring the synergies between multiple contemporary creative
practices. The work navigates between music composition, improvisation, projection/light art and game art. At its heart
lies a bespoke electro-acoustic instrument, the augmented drum-kit, used not only to provide the sonic content of the
work in real-time, but also as a highly expressive game controller that interacts with an instrument-specific game. The
musical instrument offers a much wider range of expressive possibilities, control and tactile feedback in comparison to a
traditional general-purpose game controller, and as a result it affords a more diverse and nuanced game play
performance. Live electronics, lights, projections and the drum-kit all make up the performance-game’s universe, within
which the performer has to explore, adapt, navigate and complete a journey.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on live interfaces |
Editors | Thor Magnusson, Chris Kiefer, Sam Duffy |
Place of Publication | Brighton |
Publisher | Experimental Music Technologies (EMuTe) Lab, University of Sussexand REFRAME |
Pages | 268-269 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780993199684 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | International conference on Live Interfaces - University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Jun 2016 → 3 Jul 2016 |
Conference
Conference | International conference on Live Interfaces |
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Abbreviated title | ICLI |
Country | United Kingdom |
City | Brighton |
Period | 29/06/16 → 3/07/16 |