i like this idea a lot, you'd have to be a demon typer, but it would be
fun. I once saw someone "VJ" by playing text adventure games on a c64 :)
On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 08:35, Craig Latta wrote:
> hey there--
>
> Yesterday I had a rather strange idea. I had been working on a novel
> approach to "interactive fiction" (see http://netjam.org/cloak , which I
> have working). I developed a rather useful parser for english. I started
> thinking about other kinds of conversations I could have with it, and
> realized that conversations about musical structure and performance
> might be interesting. Now I think it would make a nice vehicle for
> musical livecoding:
>
> - The exchanges are all in natural language, making them relatively easy
> for an audience to follow, and perhaps even poetic.
>
> - The conversation can take place with high-contrast text on a black
> background, making projection (and mixing with other projections)
> straightforward.
>
> - Multiple people can interact in it at once, over the net (perhaps even
> including audience members and/or remote parties).
>
> - It can fulfill various mundane show tasks (e.g., have a "room" which,
> when entered, plays the pre-show background music).
>
> Here's a sample transcript, which I also have working:
>
> ***
>
> You are immersed in silence.
>
> silence> create and enter a room called "livecoding"
>
> You're in the livecoding room.
>
> the livecoding room> define an "oon" as a bassdrum pitch on the 10th
> channel, at full volume
>
> Okay.
>
> the livecoding room> define a "cha" as a hihat pitch on the 10th
> channel, at full volume
>
> Okay.
>
> the livecoding room> define an "ooncha" as an oon followed by a cha
>
> Okay.
>
> the livecoding room> create an ooncha
>
> Okay, added an ooncha to the livecoding room.
>
> the ooncha> set your duration to a quarter
>
> Okay, my duration is a quarter.
>
> the ooncha> set your tempo to 120 bpm
>
> Okay, my tempo is 120 bpm.
>
> the ooncha> play repeatedly
>
> Okay, I'm playing repeatedly.
>
> the ooncha> stop
>
> Okay, I stopped.
>
> ***
>
> Thoughts? I'd also be delighted to receive suggestions in the form of
> potential transcripts.
>
>
> thanks, take care,
>
> -C
>
> --
> Craig Latta
> improvisational musical informaticist
> craig_at_netjam.org
> www.netjam.org
> [|] Proceed for Truth!
>
Received on Thu Sep 23 2004 - 17:07:21 BST