Tarik Barri – Project/ Interactive Installation : Versum
Project/ Interactive Installation : Versum
Tarik Barri
Artist Talk Sat 26th 4:20-4:40pm
Open Platform Stage & Open Space 4
Versum is a realtime virtual 3D world created by audiovisual composer Tarik Barri, that invites both the audience and the composer to look at the music and listen to the visuals.
The virtual world is seen and heard from the viewpoint of a moving virtual camera with virtual microphones attached, that moves through space, like in a first person shooter game.
Within this space, objects can be placed that can be both seen and heard, and like in reality, the closer the camera is to them, the louder you hear them. So when the camera moves
past several visual objects, you simultaneously hear several sounds fading in and out. Consequently, by carefully choosing the placement of objects, the way that each of them sounds, and the way the camera travels past them, one can create melodies and compositional structures, which are both seen and heard.
Versum is a very versatile piece of software which has been adapted over and over again. Since it’s birth in 2008 it’s been used for composing, performances and creating installations. Since 2009 it also functions as a VJ tool during Monolake performances. Constantly new features are added, like extended interface possibilities, visual effects, different types of sounds, etc.
Image: Tarik Barri
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