Pendula: An Interactive Swing Installation and Performance Environment

Kirandeep Bhumber, Nancy Lee, and Brian Topp

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2016
• Location: Brisbane, Australia
• Track: Papers
• Pages: 277–285
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1175992 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

This paper describes the processes involved in developing Pendula, a performance environment and interactive installation using swings, interactive video, and audio. A presentation of the project is described using three swings. Gyroscopic and accelerometer data were used in each of the setups to control audio and visual parameters.The installation was presented as both an interactive environment and as a performance instrument, with multiple public performances. Construction of the physical devices used, circuits built, and software created is covered in this paper, along with a discussion of problems and their solutions encountered during the development of Pendula.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Bhumber2016,
 abstract = {This paper describes the processes involved in developing Pendula,
a performance environment and interactive installation using swings, interactive
video, and audio. A presentation of the project is described using three swings.
Gyroscopic and accelerometer data were used in each of the setups to control
audio and visual parameters.The installation was presented as both an interactive
environment and as a performance instrument, with multiple public performances.
Construction of the physical devices used, circuits built, and software created
is covered in this paper, along with a discussion of problems and their solutions
encountered during the development of Pendula.},
 address = {Brisbane, Australia},
 author = {Kirandeep Bhumber and Nancy Lee and Brian Topp},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1175992},
 isbn = {978-1-925455-13-7},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {277--285},
 publisher = {Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University},
 title = {Pendula: An Interactive Swing Installation and Performance Environment},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2016/nime2016_paper0054.pdf},
 year = {2016}
}