Twittering Machine

Drummond, JR

Twittering Machine

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Citation:: 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2013)

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dc.contributor.author	Drummond, JR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-6171	en_US
dc.date	2013-06-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	19th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2013)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121681
dc.format	Interactive Media	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	19th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2013)	en_US
dc.title	Twittering Machine	en_US
dc.type	Exhibition
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.for	1902 Film, Television and Digital Media	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.finish-date	2013-07-12	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.start-date	2013-06-04	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	Twittering Machine is an installation work for interactive physical computing exploring the realatime sonification of social media via twitter feeds. In this work, a series of micro-computers register social media activity and strike a series of singing bowls in response. The continuous hum of activity flashes in bit mode on the tiny LED screens of the of micro-computers. The twittering going on is the sound of people interacting online, like birds twittering away in trees. The work is very peaceful and meditative. The singing bowl is a type of bell that has been used in many traditions and cultures, including signaling the beginning and end of silent meditations in Buddhist spiritual practice. Research background This research output is in the field of Film, Television and Digital Media specifically Interactive Media. Stephen Barrass has demonstrated the use of sonification of data, while David Worrall has applied techniques of sonification of data for the creation of electroacoustic compositions. Shawn Decker has successfully integrated physical computing and robotics into sound sculpture installations. The research question this work addressed is: can autonomous physical computing systems contribute to creating interactive sculpture in an installation gallery context. Research contribution Twittering Machine demonstrates that autonomous micro-computers developed to explore physical computing can create sonification and visualisation of social media via twitter feeds. The installation proved very popular with gallery audiences as evidenced through the gallery comments log book. Audiences acknowledged the whimsical yet clear interconnections between the physical, sonic and virtual. Research significance Twittering Machine was selected via peer review for exhibition at the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2013) Echosonics Exhibition 4 June - 12 July 2013.	en_US

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