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Benjamin Day Smith

composer, musician, data scientist

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Live Animation - Big Tent

2015-2019

 
 

Interactive Motion Controlled Flow

Created for performance and display on the 360° surface of Big Tent (thebigtent.org), this video is an example of the animation that I play live for many Big Tent installations. It is based on a ‘screen flow’ algorithm and uses motion (from a video or live camera) to paint the 1,152 square feet of Big Tent’s projection surface. I use this piece to accompany danceers and musicians in the Tent due to its wide ranging expressive palette, controlled by a dozen simulation coefficients that are performed live.

Note: in Big Tent the image is wrapped around the 128-foot projection surface, surrounding the audience and performers in 360° of video.