@inproceedings{03da2ae19f3b4456a9739c98de72395d,
title = "FuXi: a fish-driven instrument for real-time music performance",
abstract = "In this paper we present a system for real-time computer music performance (live electronics) and live visuals based on the behavior of a fish in an aquarium. The system is comprised of (1) an aquarium with a fish; (2) a computer vision module; (3) a visual display of the fish overlaid by graphical elements controlled by the user, (4) a sound synthesis module and (5) a standard MIDI controller. The musical expression and graphic generation is a combination of the fish movements and decisions made by the performer in real-time. By making use of a live animal, the system provides indeterminacy and natural gestures to the sound being generated. The match between sound and image shows some semantic redundancy, aiming at a more narrative compositional approach where the fish is the main character. The system is targeted to soundscape composition and electroacoustic music featuring a high degree of improvisation.",
keywords = "Electroacoustic music, Fish-driven instrument, HCI, Improvisation, Indeterminism, NIME",
author = "Jo{\~a}o Cordeiro",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge the valuable artistic inputs coming from Prof. {\'A}lvaro Barbosa, Dr. Jos{\'e} Alberto Gomes and Ana Cristina Dias; the expertise and encouragement from Professor David Flores Gonalves in the field of biology and fish behavior; and the financial support from GAES, which made possible the presentation of this work abroad. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.; 4th International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design, EvoMUSART 2015 ; Conference date: 08-04-2015 Through 10-04-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-16498-4_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319164984",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "39--49",
editor = "Adrian Carballal and Jo{\~a}o Correia and Colin Johnson",
booktitle = "Evolutionary and biologically inspired music, sound, art and design",
address = "Germany",
}