YomeciLand x Bunjil Place: The sounding body as play

Abstract

The advancing capabilities of computational systems to learn and adapt autonomously with datasets have provided new opportunities for designers and artists in their creative practice. This paper examines YomeciLand x Bunjil Place (Nguyen 2019), a playable sound-responsive installation that uses audio recognition to capture, recognise and categorise human sounds as a form of input to evolve a virtual environment of ‘artificial’ lifeforms. The potential of artificial intelligence in creative practice has recently drawn considerable interest, however our understanding of its application in sound practice is only emerging. The project is analysed in relation to three key themes: artificial intelligence for sound recognition, the ‘sounding body’ as play, and digital audiovisual composition as performance. In doing so, the research presents a framework for how artificial intelligence can aid sound recognition in a sound-responsive installation with YomeciLand x Bunjil Place shared as a case study to demonstrate this in practice.

Contributors

Matthew Riley

Uyen Nguyen

Phuong Duy Nguyen

Max Piantoni

Conference

Publication date: July 2020

Publication date (Print): July 2020

Pages: 91-95

Affiliations

RMIT University

Melbourne VIC 3000

RMIT University, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.15

Copyright statement: © Riley et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2020

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2020

Conference acronym: EVA 2020

Conference number: 30

Conference location: London

Conference date: 6th July – 9th July 2020

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: AI and the Arts: Artificial Imagination

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing