Affordances and Constraints of Modular Synthesis in Virtual Reality

Graham Wakefield, Michael Palumbo, and Alexander Zonta

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This article focuses on the rich potential of hybrid domain translation of modular synthesis (MS) into virtual reality (VR). It asks: to what extent can what is valued in studio-based MS practice find a natural home or rich new interpretations in the immersive capacities of VR? The article attends particularly to the relative affordances and constraints of each as they inform the design and development of a new system ("Mischmasch") supporting collaborative and performative patching of Max gen~ patches and operators within a shared room-scale VR space.

Citation:

Graham Wakefield, Michael Palumbo, and Alexander Zonta. 2020. Affordances and Constraints of Modular Synthesis in Virtual Reality. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4813182

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{NIME20_106,
 abstract = {This article focuses on the rich potential of hybrid domain translation of modular synthesis (MS) into virtual reality (VR). It asks: to what extent can what is valued in studio-based MS practice find a natural home or rich new interpretations in the immersive capacities of VR? The article attends particularly to the relative affordances and constraints of each as they inform the design and development of a new system ("Mischmasch") supporting collaborative and performative patching of Max gen~ patches and operators within a shared room-scale VR space.},
 address = {Birmingham, UK},
 author = {Wakefield, Graham and Palumbo, Michael and Zonta, Alexander},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.4813182},
 editor = {Romain Michon and Franziska Schroeder},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {July},
 pages = {547--550},
 publisher = {Birmingham City University},
 title = {Affordances and Constraints of Modular Synthesis in Virtual Reality},
 url = {https://www.nime.org/proceedings/2020/nime2020_paper106.pdf},
 year = {2020}
}