Voyage to the Other Shore is an interactive musical composition that uses the Microsoft
Xbox 360 Kinect sensor as the interface for performance. This piece uses Delicode NI
Mate to receive data from the Kinect, Max/MSP/Jitter as the environment to execute data
mapping and scaling, and Symbolic Sound's Kyma system as the sound-producing, final
performance environment. The Kinect transforms body movement, which look like
conducting and dancing motions, into data streams that controls the sonic fabric of the
composition. Musical recording from both musical and non-musical sources were made
in both in United States and China to form the fundamental material of the composition.
The composition is approximately nine minutes in duration and has eight sections each
representing the different emotions and moods I experienced during the time of my stay
here in U.S. and how two cultures impact me.
