Performance environments supporting interactions among performers and self-organizing processes
First Claim
1. A system for supporting performer interactions with a self-organizing chemical reaction, said system comprising:
- a chemical reaction vessel;
a self-organizing chemical reaction contained within said chemical reaction vessel, said self-organizing chemical reaction initially comprising at least two constituent chemical reactants;
a monitor element for monitoring said self-organizing chemical reaction, said monitor element producing observation signals associated with said self-organizing chemical reaction;
at least one controller element for controlling chemical reactions of said self-organizing chemical reaction, wherein said at least one controller element is responsive to a reaction control signal; and
a processing element for converting at least one incoming performance signal into said reaction control signal, said converting accomplished using one of a selectable plurality of control-conversion algorithms, wherein said at least one incoming performance signal responsively controls chemical variations of said self-organizing chemical reaction.
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Abstract
A system for supporting performer interactions with a self-organizing chemical reaction based on monitoring and interpretation of a controllable self-organizing chemical reaction contained within a reaction vessel. The self-organizing chemical reaction initially includes two or more constituent chemical reactants which may be controllably replenished. Controller elements, responsive to reaction control signals, influence the reaction. Reaction control signals are generated by a processor in response to incoming performance signals. Selectable control-conversion algorithms may be used for this purpose, permitting an incoming performance signal to responsively influence the self-organizing chemical reaction. One or more electrodes or chemical sensors, a video camera, or other monitoring devices may be used to monitor the chemical reaction and produce outgoing control signals for controlling synthesizers, signal processing, lighting, or video synthesis. Outgoing control signals are created by interpreting monitoring signals according to selectable algorithms. Video camera signals may be displayed or projected in a visual performance environment
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83 Claims
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1. A system for supporting performer interactions with a self-organizing chemical reaction, said system comprising:
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a chemical reaction vessel;
a self-organizing chemical reaction contained within said chemical reaction vessel, said self-organizing chemical reaction initially comprising at least two constituent chemical reactants;
a monitor element for monitoring said self-organizing chemical reaction, said monitor element producing observation signals associated with said self-organizing chemical reaction;
at least one controller element for controlling chemical reactions of said self-organizing chemical reaction, wherein said at least one controller element is responsive to a reaction control signal; and
a processing element for converting at least one incoming performance signal into said reaction control signal, said converting accomplished using one of a selectable plurality of control-conversion algorithms, wherein said at least one incoming performance signal responsively controls chemical variations of said self-organizing chemical reaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for supporting performer interactions with a self-organizing chemical reaction, said method comprising:
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initiating a self-organizing chemical reaction within a chemical reaction vessel, said self-organizing chemical reaction initially comprising at least two constituent chemical reactants;
monitoring said self-organizing chemical reaction using a monitor element, said monitor element producing observation signals associated with said self-organizing chemical reaction;
controlling chemical reactions of said self-organizing chemical reaction using at least one controller element, wherein said at least one controller element is responsive to a reaction control signal; and
converting at least one incoming performance signal into said reaction control signal using a processing element, said converting accomplished using one of a selectable plurality of control-conversion algorithms, wherein said at least one incoming performance signal responsively controls chemical variations of said self-organizing chemical reaction. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method for supporting performer interactions with a self-organizing chemical reaction, said method comprising:
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initiating a self-organizing chemical reaction comprising at least two constituent chemical reactants;
monitoring said self-organizing chemical reaction using a monitor element, said monitor element producing observation signals associated with said self-organizing chemical reaction;
responsively controlling chemical reactions of said self-organizing chemical reaction using a reaction control signal; and
converting at least one incoming performance signal into said reaction control signal, said converting accomplished using one of a selectable plurality of control-conversion algorithms, wherein said at least one incoming performance signal responsively controls chemical variations of said self-organizing chemical reaction.
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