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Window Gallery Reception: Adventures in Casual Instruments

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Date(s) - 07/20/2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Center for New Music

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RESERVE YOUR SEAT (Reception with light refreshments at 6 PM, followed by a talk/demonstration by Tim at 7 PM)

I am an advocate and developer of “casual instruments” that have a shallow learning curve along with significant potential for deep exploration. My instruments take the form of interactive installations with immediately entertaining output that is uniquely personal, each player looking and sounding different. Recent advances in sensor technology now enable three-dimensional input, and I have found depth-sensing cameras (like the Microsoft Kinect) and pressure-sensitive surfaces (like the Sensel Morph) particularly useful for creating interfaces that are as simple and natural as finger painting. Balancing such interfaces with curated parameter presets has been an effective combination for the casual instruments I’ve deployed at Burning Man and other festivals, represented by the Space Palettes in this exhibit.
Tim Thompson