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Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University proudly showcases the work of undergraduate honors students by sharing this collection exclusively with the ASU community.

Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.

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LeapMax: Gestural Interaction System

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The LeapMax Gestural Interaction System is a project which utilizes the Leap Motion controller and visual programming language Max to extract complex and accurate skeletal hand tracking data from a performer in a global 3-D context. The goal of this project was to develop a simple and efficient architecture for…

The LeapMax Gestural Interaction System is a project which utilizes the Leap Motion controller and visual programming language Max to extract complex and accurate skeletal hand tracking data from a performer in a global 3-D context. The goal of this project was to develop a simple and efficient architecture for designing dynamic and compelling digital gestural interfaces. At the core of this work is a Max external object which uses a custom API to extract data from the Leap Motion service and retrieve it in Max. From this data, a library of Max objects for determining more complex gesture and posture information was generated and refined. These objects can be are highly flexible and modular and can be used to create complex control schemes for a variety of systems. To demonstrate the use of this system in a performance context, an experimental musical instrument was designed in which the Leap is combined with an absolute orientation sensor and mounted on the head of a performer. This setup leverages the head mounted Leap Motion paradigm used in VR systems to construct an interactive sonic environment within the context of the user's environment. The user's gestures are mapped to the controls of a synthesis engine which utilizes several forms of synthesis including granular synthesis, frequency modulation, and delay modulation.
ContributorsJones, George Cooper (Author) / Hayes, Lauren (Thesis director) / Byron, Lahey (Committee member) / Arts, Media and Engineering Sch T (Contributor) / Computing and Informatics Program (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2018-12

Combining Live Vocal and Electronic Music Performance with Improvisational Movement Through Physical and Digital Programming

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In this paper, I propose that taking an embodied approach to music performance can allow for better gestural control over the live sound produced and greater connection between the performer and their audience. I examine the many possibilities of live electronic manipulation of the voice such as those employed by…

In this paper, I propose that taking an embodied approach to music performance can allow for better gestural control over the live sound produced and greater connection between the performer and their audience. I examine the many possibilities of live electronic manipulation of the voice such as those employed by past and current vocalists who specialize in live electronic sound manipulation and improvisation. Through extensive research and instrument design, I have sought to produce something that will benefit me in my performances as a vocalist and help me step out from the boundaries of traditional music performance. I will discuss the techniques used for the creation of my gestural instrument through the lens of my experiences as a performer using these tools. I believe that, through use of movement and gesture in the creation and control of sound, it is more than possible to step away from conventional ideas of live vocal performance and create something new and unique, especially through the inclusion of improvisation.
ContributorsEstes, Isabel (Author) / Hayes, Lauren (Thesis director) / Thorn, Seth (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Arts, Media and Engineering Sch T (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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Never Fully What It Is: Transfeminine Experience Through Digital Sound

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Never Fully What It Is is an electronic/pop music performance constructed with the intent of exploring the interplay between digital sound and gender in the context of my own transition throughout the past year. Thematically, the project focuses on issues of emergence and authenticity in the contexts of trans identity…

Never Fully What It Is is an electronic/pop music performance constructed with the intent of exploring the interplay between digital sound and gender in the context of my own transition throughout the past year. Thematically, the project focuses on issues of emergence and authenticity in the contexts of trans identity and queer feminism, drawing from literature regarding debates about queer assimilation and gendered associations within systems of genre. It aims not to encapsulate the whole of my transition, but rather to focus on the forces shaping it. From a sonic perspective, the techniques used are largely drawn from hyperpop and other experimental and/or queer genres. The resultant performance is an attempt to understand itself, as a digital body and as an encapsulation of how it feels to be young, transgender, and online.
ContributorsPoonawala, Reyna (Author) / Hayes, Lauren (Thesis director) / Bauer, D.B. (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Arts, Media and Engineering Sch T (Contributor) / School of Human Evolution & Social Change (Contributor)
Created2022-05