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January 28, 2005
interactive climbing wall @08:15 AM
another cool project from the interactive institute in sweden.
sensors on holds on a climbing wall act as an interface to a musical controler.
I think about my short-lived days as a rock climber back in utah (my friends were always better then me, and I was a tad afraid of heights...) and watching rock-climbing videos. The climbers really often times made the act of climbing look quite effortless and beautiful, and I think it would be cool to have some sort of musical representation of that. It also remindes me of this (I think) S.F. based art/music group that swings around on ropes to make what could politely be called 'abrasive' music.
it seems like kinda a strange mapping or method of interaction, this climbing wall. but those crazy swedes will do anything.
I think what would be really cool is finding one route up the wall, and having that route, and that route only, be some nice sequence of music. Makes climbing sort of more like a musical game, rather than an abstract piece... and then you could put electro-shockers on the big, easy to grip holds or something so you were forced to use the crimpers.
watch a movie of the wall in action (click the video link on the right bar when you hit this page...)
it's really pretty damn cool, you really all should check out the movie.
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