The Lightwork performance: algorithmically mediated interaction for virtual environments

Abstract

This is a brief description of the performance piece Lightwork, an interactive work combining algorithmically generated virtual worlds and electroaccoustice music. The algorithms for world construction, viewpoint control and sound diffusion are described, together with the broader implications of our work, in particular for concepts and techniques for Human Computer Interaction. This paper will be published as a 'short paper' in the Proceedings of CHI98, Los Angeles, USA, New York: ACM Press. An expanded version of this, together with an accompanying video, will comprise deliverable D2.2. Document ID eRENA-KTH-2