Feedball
Feedback Sensing Musical Instruments
David, Jeff, Mike, Peter, Spencer
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CONCEPT
Develop a environment in which free-moving balls interact with each other’s tones and their internal feedback.
As the balls hear themselves and those nearest them, they alter the overtones of their feedback, organically changing their overall tonality as independent instruments. As individuals, they start off with certain characteristics which can change throughout the course of the musical performance.
IMPLEMENTATION
As these balls are released into our environment, our goal is to produce instruments which will learn and change as they interact with each other.
Beginning with specific traits and characteristics, they will begin to change, exchanging characteristics with others and changing how their sound works with others within the space.
SPECIFICATIONS
Each ball will have sensors and actuators internally for hearing and sending sound. Additionally, these balls may have additional sensors including, but not limited to, magnetic sensors, light sensors and pressure sensors.
Each of these additional sensors would allow for interesting patterns and responses from outside stimulus, for use in the musical construct.
Additionally, the space in which these balls exist may exhibit some sensors and actuators for the purpose of feeding data to the devices.
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