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SUMMARY
At
the moment of touch we give reference to our self and to our
surrounding. Touch not only spatially orients us but also symbolically
orients ourselves to another. The idea of a Network Touch plays
on the possibilities and impossibilities of this moment in cyberspace
where two people try and make a haptic connection.
The
video streams of two cameras from two distant locations are
stitched together to form a single image. Using the software
Max and softVNS2 these images appear to join seamlessly. In
both locations a users hand enters into the video space. As
they reach their hand into the space they also see the hand
of someone else reaching out to touch their hand. As the two
hands move closer together and finally make contact, sounds
and words are triggered signifying that moment of contact. The
two participants playfully ‘touch’ and create music
off of each other, poetically giving a new form and understanding
to reference.
Launched
at synth/ops Research Lab, Toronto.
RESEARCH
GOALS
To
develop a shared networked video landscape
PARTICIPANTS
Ryerson University (Toronto, CANADA)
Le
Fresnoy: National Studio of Contemporary Arts (Lille, FRANCE)
TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENTS
Hardware:
2 Macintosh computers at host location and any Quicktime capable
computer at remote location
Software: Max, MSP, softVNS, Cool Stream
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PROJECT
CREDITS
Lead
Researcher and Developer: Galen
Scorer
 
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