Visualizing Telematic Music Performance

Abstract

Telematic music is defined as music performed live and simultaneously across disparate geographic locations facilitated by bidirectional audio (and sometimes visual) transmission over the internet. There are many challenges to overcome when trying to create music together remotely, including but not limited to coordinating actions and gestural cues. This project explores methods of incorporating visual communication of the musician via a mechatronic display into telematic performance to combat the relevant technical issues with video transmission. The goal of this project is to create a mechatronic display that captures the actions and gestures of a musician, while also communicating the ambiance of the music to an audience.