pulsar in action: 2 recent projects

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:43 am

Wasn't sure if this was appropriate as an announcement.. I was fortunate enough to have been part of 2 pretty juicy projects recently.

One is an interactive "video booth" type thing. You go in, step on foot sensors and wave your arm around. All the while, you're being filmed. (so you're supposed to dance) Then, the video gets encoded and sent to your cellphone. I'll add that most Japanese phones are video capable. So anyway, KDDI, the second biggest cellphone company in Japan used this "video booth" for promotion. The sound is actually interactive, and was produced on Pulsar.
Here's the news, but it's in Japanse. Look for the letters "MYSQ".
http://pcweb.mycom.co.jp/news/2005/03/01/005.html

The other project, which I'm working on this moment, will be part of an experiment that will be conducted at the world expo that's taking place in Japan right now. It's also an interactive thing. KDDI (again) developed a pseudo cellphone/pocket PC type thing with a GPS. The experiment is simple. 10 users each get one of these gadgets. They're let loose out doors. Each user represents one track of a loop. When users get closer together, the volume of the respective track becomes louder. Very simple, but it's interesting that interactive audio is under cooporate attention.
http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/ ... 21751.html
(I've hard rumors that the gadget itself is kind of shabby though) Funny thing.. so, the world expo job sounds like a big one right? I thought wrong.. KDDI paid me zip because it's just an experiment. So I had to force them into buying me a copy of Kontakt 2. lol! Talk about hard livin'.

So, anyway, that's pulsar in action. I can post the tunes, but it won't be too interactive when they become mp3 files... The tunes are kinda lame anyway.. they're like a bunch of 4 bar loops that'll quickly drive you insane. hehe.

by the way, sorry all the links are in Japanese. Coudln't find any english ones. Just look at the pictures.

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ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Tue May 10, 2005 11:27 pm

Interesting anyway.
Good to see Pulsar in action.
Every project like this will support CWA.

By the way, you´ve got a very cool program now. Listen to the surround instruments like the New Year Eve(Glocken), the Sea or the Organ! Very inspiring.

Post by **garyb** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:13 am

cool and scary at the same time. i've seen enough animes.....

good work kensuguro. once more you are a heavyweight.

from an artistic standpoint, both projects are very interesting. please don't be humble about the music. that was a serious conceptual task to be dealt with on a large scale. plus, it had to be simple in it's implementation. a symphony would have required too much commitment from the participants....congratulations for being up to the task, for being in a position to accept the job. more good stuff must follow.

from a corporate standpoint, i suggest you watch the classic film, "The President's Analyst" starring james coburn. when you watch the whole movie and get the the end and it's the phone company(TPC), it really explains a lot of things....

really though, i'm really honored to be in such a company of artists/musicians/engineers/programmers/philosophers here at z....all i needed to do was buy a scope card and then i got to hang out!