SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality

Christos Michalakos

doi:I 10.24840/xCoAx_2022_13

SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality

Christos Michalakos

Division of Games and Arts

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Abstract

SIIIGNAL is an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality (VR). The piece explores modes of interaction afforded by the VR environment; in combination with hand-tracking, gestural analysis and the physics engine of Unity3D, it provides a framework for musical expression using the VR medium. The player can instantiate sound particles in the space, perform sample triggering through collision detection, arrange sound objects in space, populate the environment with processing modules, spawn pulses that emanate spherically from the central sound object throughout the space triggering further sonic events, among others. The piece is divided into multiple sections with changing parameters over time and different rules. It starts requiring simple sonic gestures by the player, and as the it progresses emergent behaviours lead to more sonic complexity and possibilities for musical expression.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	xCoAx 2022
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
Editors	Miguel Carvalhais, Mario Verdicchio, Luísa Ribas, André Rangel
Place of Publication	Porto
Publisher	i2ADS
Pages	386-390
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9789899049338
DOIs	https://doi.org/I 10.24840/xCoAx_2022_13
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2022
Event	xCoAx 2022 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X: 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X - Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 6 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022 Conference number: 10th https://xcoax.org/

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

Conference

Conference	xCoAx 2022 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X
Abbreviated title	xCoAx 2022
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Coimbra
Period	6/07/22 → 8/07/22
Internet address	https://xcoax.org/

Keywords

VR
Virtual Reality
Musical Game
Musical Expression
Immersive Audio

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Michalakos, C. (2022). SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality. In M. Carvalhais, M. Verdicchio, L. Ribas, & A. Rangel (Eds.), xCoAx 2022 : Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X (pp. 386-390). (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X.). i2ADS. https://doi.org/I 10.24840/xCoAx_2022_13

Michalakos, Christos. / SIIIGNAL : an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality. xCoAx 2022 : Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. editor / Miguel Carvalhais ; Mario Verdicchio ; Luísa Ribas ; André Rangel. Porto : i2ADS, 2022. pp. 386-390 (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X.).

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Michalakos, C 2022, SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality. in M Carvalhais, M Verdicchio, L Ribas & A Rangel (eds), xCoAx 2022 : Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X., i2ADS, Porto, pp. 386-390, xCoAx 2022 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X, Coimbra, Portugal, 6/07/22. https://doi.org/I 10.24840/xCoAx_2022_13

SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality. / Michalakos, Christos.
xCoAx 2022 : Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. ed. / Miguel Carvalhais; Mario Verdicchio; Luísa Ribas; André Rangel. Porto: i2ADS, 2022. p. 386-390 (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X.).

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

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Michalakos C. SIIIGNAL: an electroacoustic composition/instrument in Virtual Reality. In Carvalhais M, Verdicchio M, Ribas L, Rangel A, editors, xCoAx 2022 : Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X. Porto: i2ADS. 2022. p. 386-390. (xCoAx proceedings of the Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X.). Epub 2022 Jul 6. doi: I 10.24840/xCoAx_2022_13

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