DT1 Flocking Orchestra 1.8b1

DT1 Flocking Orchestra 1.8b1 is a useful tool designed with the ability to play music by visually conducting flocking agents in the 3D virtual space. It employs flocking algorithms to produce music and visuals. The users motions are captured by a video camera and influence the flocks behaviour. Each agent moving in a virtual 3D space controls a MIDI instrument whose playing style depends on the agents state. In this system, the user acts as a conductor influencing the flocks musical activity. In addition to gestural interaction, the acoustic properties of the system can be modified on the fly by using an intuitive GUI.

The acoustical and visual output of the system results from the combination of the flocks and users behaviour. It therefore creates on the behavioural level a mixing of natural and artificial reality. The system has been designed to run an a variety of different computational configuration ranging from small laptops to exhibition scale installations.