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I am happy to announce the opening of our new interactive art installation at the Ultima Contemporary Music Festival 2017: Sverm-resonans. Time and place: Sep. 12, 2017 12:30 PM - Sep. 14, 2017 3:30 PM, Sentralen Conceptual information The installation is as much haptic as audible. An installation that gives you access to heightened sensations of stillness, sound and vibration. Stand still. Listen. Locate the sound. Move. Stand still. Listen....

I was in Hamburg last week, teaching at the International Summer Shool in Systematic Musicology (ISSSM). While there, I was able to test a newly acquired high-speed video camera (Phantom V711) at the Department of Musicology. ](/images/2012/08/2012-08-08-DSCN4127.jpg) The beautiful building of the Department of Musicology in Hamburg. ](/images/2012/08/2012-08-09-DSCN4152.jpg) They have some really cool drawings in the ceiling at the entrance of the Department of Musicology in Hamburg. Master student Niko Plath was friendly enough to set aside some time to set up the system and do a test recording....

Jyri Pakarinen just presented a paper on the Virtual Slide Guitar (VSG) here at NIME in Genova. They used a commercial 6DOF head tracking solution from Naturalpoint called TrackIR 4 Pro. The manufacturer promises: Experience real time 3D view control in video games and simulations just by moving your head! The only true 6DOF head tracking system of its kind. TrackIR takes your PC gaming to astonishing new levels of realism and immersion!...