{"id":640,"date":"2015-05-03T15:15:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T08:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalartsexpo.calarts.edu\/post-template-2\/"},"modified":"2018-12-14T17:45:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T01:45:20","slug":"flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-582\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:600px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-582\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-642 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-642\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/ofFlower1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"ofFlower\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/ofFlower1-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/ofFlower1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"ofFlower\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Flowers<br \/>\n<span class=\"post-author-custom\">Walt Disney Modular Theater\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Dexter Shepherd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;NODE is an immersive interactive real-time installation that focuses on visualizing sound waves through a liquid medium, in this case, water.  When sound is passed through a physical excitatory medium such as water, the relationships between minimum and maximum displacement are made visible and complex patterns emerge.  This installation utilizes four large white birch plywood cubes set up in a row.  Embedded inside each cube is a 10u201d subwoofer and amplifier.  The top section of each cube is surrounded in 1\/8u201d white acrylic which holds 2u201d of water.  Hidden within grooves of the plywood just below the acrylic are rows of white LEDs.  Additionally, there are two ultrasonic sensors embedded on the outside of each cube, one on either side.  Box #1 contains an Arduino Mega 2560 Micro-controller that handles the sensor data and controls both the LEDs and the amplitude of the sound waves.nnWhen a visitor approaches a cube, the cube activates and will begin generating a low frequency waveform.  As the sound fades in, complex fractal patterns start to form in the liquid.  The personu2019s distance from the box dictates the frequency and harmonics of the sound, which, in turn, effects the patterns in the water.  If the person gets closer to the box, the sine wave morphs into a more complex waveform and starts to self-modulate. The cubes are all linked together, so if another person stands in front of a different cube, both cubes start modulating each other.  This is conceptually linked to the use of u201coperatorsu201d in FM Synthesis.  Each cube functions as an operator and can modify another based on how many people are in the space.  The more people in the space, the more active and complex the sound and visual patterns.  Additional sound comes from 8 custom-made satellite LED\/speakers which gives the viewer an audio range interpretation of the low frequency sounds being created by the subwoofers.  All of the sounds will be generated using custom-built software.nnThe purpose of this installation is to show clear relationships between acoustic signals and the visible patterns being created.  We typically view sound in very limited ways, primarily with graphing\/signal analysis software that is only meant to be u201crepresentativeu201d.  This piece allows us to view what sound actually looks like and get a sense of the complexity of physical and mathematical relationships that are fundamental in nature.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0]\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;A particle system exploring pattern, oscillation, and randomness.&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8771,[null,0],[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,0,null,null,0,null,null,null,10]\">A particle system exploring pattern, oscillation, and randomness.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>[line class=&#8221;post-line&#8221;]\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalartsexpo.calarts.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dexter_expo1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-644\" src=\"http:\/\/digitalartsexpo.calarts.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dexter_expo1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dexter_expo\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Dexter_expo1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Dexter_expo1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Dexter_expo1-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/expo2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/Dexter_expo1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dexter Shepherd<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Dexter Shepherd is a Los Angeles based Programmer and Musician. Currently pursuing a BFA in Music Technology. Whilst studying under Ajay Kapur, Owen Vallis, Jordan Hochenbaum, and Michael Bryant Dexter has developed a passion for generative audio\/visual systems, genetic algorithms, and interaction design.\\n\\nDuring his time at Calarts Dexter has focused primarily on creative coding with ChucK, Processing, and Arduino. His work explores new forms of human\/computer interaction, dynamic data visualization, and simulation of natural phenomena. \\n\\nDexter currently works as an audio engineer and teaching assistant at Calarts&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,769,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0]\">Dexter Shepherd is a Los Angeles based Programmer and Musician. Currently pursuing a BFA in Music Technology. Whilst studying under Ajay Kapur, Owen Vallis, Jordan Hochenbaum, and Michael Bryant Dexter has developed a passion for generative audio\/visual systems, genetic algorithms, and interaction design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During his time at Calarts Dexter has focused primarily on creative coding with ChucK, Processing, and Arduino. His work explores new forms of human\/computer interaction, dynamic data visualization, and simulation of natural phenomena.<\/p>\n<p>Dexter currently works as an audio engineer and teaching assistant at Calarts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flowers Walt Disney Modular Theater\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Dexter Shepherd A particle system exploring pattern, oscillation, and randomness. 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