Browsing by Author "Duarte, Juan"

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AUGURY: an interface for generating soundscapes inspired by ancient divination
(2023-05-31) Duarte, Juan
A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
This paper presents the development of a multichannel sound installation about atmospheric processes. This instrument is an example of taking inspiration from ancient cultures for NIME design, and of sensing weather to extend the perception of the performer, who also then becomes a listener of atmospheric processes. The interface channels dynamics found in the atmosphere: wind's force and direction, air quality, atmospheric pressure, and electromagnetism. These sources are translated into sound by mapping sensor data into a multichannel sonification composition. The paper outlines the artistic context and expands on its interaction overview.
A hybrid listening across totems and talking wires
(2023-11-21) Duarte, Juan
A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
This article unfolds around the notion of hybrid listening from the perspectives of Hildegard Westerkamp on totemism, and Pauline Oliveros's proposal of embodied technologies to expand our sensorium [1]: Both composers were led by the notions of ecology and utopia [2] and approached soundscape recordings from a long tradition of technologized humanism [3]. Their contribution enlighten a complex relation between soundscape technologies and indigenous listening [4] This encounter is highlighted with themes from the painting “The song of the talking wire”, by Henry Farny (1904). This approach underlines an attentive listening to wind driven soundscapes amplified through the telegraphic infrastructure. Hybrid listening means to combine embodied and technologically mediated listening [5] including diversified and non-extractive approaches to technologies for environmental sound [6]. In accordance with the painting’s theme, this article proposes a diversification of these technologies as an emergent agency raising from the discordance between western technologies and ancient cosmologies.
Ugandan indigenous musical instruments in augmented reality
(2024) Muyonjo, Jessy
School of Arts, Design and Architecture | Master's thesis
This project examines the utilisation of Augmented Reality (AR), and the interactive capabilities it offers while showcasing information about Ugandan indigenous musical instruments. Despite Uganda’s rich tradition of varied indigenous musical instruments, their historical value and sounds are at risk of being lost. This is partly a result of minimal access to comprehensive knowledge on Ugandan digital platforms from traditional and cultural institutions. Additionally, the delayed adoption of immersive technologies in Uganda such as AR that could be an alternative solution for museums, public libraries, heritage centres, and academic foundations further accentuates such challenges. To bridge this gap and ensure that Ugandan musical heritage thrives, innovative solutions are crucial in the attempt to promote and preserve this type of knowledge. Therefore, this thesis proposes an approach to preserve and disseminate knowledge about Uganda’s indigenous musical instruments through AR. The thesis is conducted through interviews, surveys, questionnaires, prototyping and user testing to gather sufficient data used in examining the hypothesis. Through an iterative development process, the outcome was an interactive AR application that overlays interactive 3D images of the Bow-harp (Adungu) and the Drum (Engoma) with their respective sounds onto a physical world view. This research provides a basis to explore more proposals that could lead to subsequent developments as discussed. Some of these include the addition of an array of various Ugandan indigenous musical instruments and the implementation of AR through a website framework which may offer easier access, and a broader immersive experience.