Above: Motion capture software developed for the Visuosonics research project. Click for larger view.

Since February 2010 I’ve worked on a series of applications which allow motion capture for performance as part of the Visuosonic research project at Southampton Solent University. The research:

uses real-time sound-image interactivity to create immersive environments in which the art gallery, the concert hall, the theatre and the cinema converge into a ‘total’ performance space.

My contribution involved creating bridging applications in Max/MSP and Java which would allow hardware to be used with a variety of software front-ends. This included:

• Vision motion capture: USB or Firewire camera → capture software → OSC receiving software.
• Gesture motion capture: Acceleglove → capture software → OSC receiving software.

Above: Vision capture software tracking.

For details on how to use an Acceleglove in Max/MSP, please see the Acceleglove capture in Max/MSP tutorial.