60-423: Audio Visual Systems and Machines
The idea of a synaesthetic bonding of sound and image is a recurring motif in art, design and cinema; new technologies provide powerful new tools with which to explore that idea. Major topics in this studio course will include: static and dynamic visualizations, visual notation and scoring systems, information sonification, sound for film and animation, and interactive systems for audiovisual play and performance. We will also give attention to psychoacoustics, computer graphics, sound synthesis and analysis techniques, abstract film, and other related fields. The first half of the semester will focus on rigorous weekly assignments aimed at exploring creative mappings between the auditory and visual domains. The second half of the course will develop individual projects, culminating in an evening of public installations, screenings and performances. This course is cross-listed between the Schools of Art, Design and Music.