To start working with multiple bodies, we began to test out the framework, and when we had gained some understanding, we started working on our new sketch. We want to continue to work with the control of sound, but what if we together could play something with our combined movements so we also could bring in a social aspect to the interaction and create more expressiveness?
When we had some idea about what we were interested in, we tried to find some inspiration for how we could test this, and that is where the Theremin comes in as an inspiration. The Theremin is an electronic instrument that you can play without touching the instrument you play by interacting with space by using different movements. By doing so, you can adjust the pitch and the volume.
We decided to use tone.js to generate the sound. This was not as easy as we thought when using it together with Glitch. We spent about a day trying to solve it and didn’t manage to do it. But luckily, we could get help from others the following day. This shows how much easier it is when we can work in the studio and how an open and sharing work setting really help. I feel that being back at the university have changed my understanding of what we are doing. Last year I missed having persons to discuss and talk about the projects that we were doing. You almost always just saw your process, so following what others do and how and why they do it the way they are doing helps me get a deeper understanding.
For our first sketch, we will use each person’s wrists to be the input that controls the pitch and the volume of the sinus wave. At this stage, it feels like we need to get something to work and then we can continue to explore what movement would be the best. And to try different body parts.