This project formalizes ideas I've been toying with for some time. The basic aim is to create an environment in which someone can experience disorientation through sound manipulation. To accomplish this I will be making use of surround sound and overhead head tracking by way of the wiimote and two head mounted infrared led's. Based on a person's orientation sound will be panned through the speakers to either give the sensation that their movement has no effect on their audio-sensory experience or that this experience is unreliable and/or not to be trusted as a true representation of their surroundings. Those experiencing this installation will be blindfolded to produce a reliance on sound to determine their positioning.
For now this project is as much curiosity as artistic ambition. I'm set on creating a specific experience; one of confusion and disruption. Beyond this the idea of auditory illusions is the driving force beyond this experiment. It is my hope that through experimenting with this system new insights will arise and allow it to progress further into a more fleshed out idea.
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