Live Visuals

Steve Gibson is an interactive media artist and audio-visual performer. He has presented at many world-leading venues, including Ars Electronica, Banff Centre for the Arts, the European Media Arts Festival and Cabaret Voltaire. He is an Associate Professor in Innovative Digital Media at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. www.telebody.wsStefan Arisona is a computer scientist and artist with interests in computer graphics, extended reality, urban planning and digital art. He is a member of the Scheinwerfer VJ collective and leads XR software development at the Esri R&D Center Zurich, Switzerland. https://robotized.arisona.chDonna Leishman is a media artist, designer and researcher. Recent works include an AR project To Have & To Hold and Front, a modern cautionary tale about social media. She is an Associate Professor in Communication Design at Northumbria University. http://6amhoover.comAtau Tanaka conducts research in music human–computer interaction (HCI), focusing on embodied musical interaction. By using muscle sensing in performance, the human body becomes a musical instrument. He carries out his work at Goldsmiths, the Bristol Interaction Group and the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord. www.ataut.net

• List of contributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction - The Long History of Moving Images Becoming AliveSteve GibsonPART I THE HISTORY OF LIVE VISUALSChapter 1 - Inventing Instruments: Colour-Tone Correspondence to Colour-Music Performance (pre-1900) Maura McDonnellChapter 2 - Moving Towards the Performed Image (Colour Organs, Synesthesia and Visual Music): Early Modernism (1900-1955)Steve GibsonChapter 3 - Liquid Visuals: Late Modernism and Analogue Live Visuals (1950-1985)Steve GibsonChapter 4 - Scratch Video and Rave: The Rise of the Live Visuals Performer (1985-2000) Léon McCarthy and Steve GibsonChapter 5 - The Post-conceptual Digital Era (2000-present)Paul Goodfellow and Steve GibsonPART II THE THEORY OF LIVE VISUALSChapter 6 - Cross-Modal Theories of Sound and ImageJoseph HydeChapter 7 - Live Visuals in Theory and ArtPaul GoodfellowChapter 8 - Live Visuals: Technology and AestheticsLéon McCarthyChapter 9 - AVUIs: Audio-Visual User Interfaces - Working with Users to Create Performance TechnologiesNuno N. Correia and Atau TanakaChapter 10 - A Parametric Model for Audio-Visual Instrument Design, Composition and PerformanceAdriana Sá and Atau TanakaChapter 11 - Presence and Live Visuals PerformanceDonna LeishmanPART III THE PRACTICE OF LIVE VISUALSChapter 12 - VJing, Live Audio-Visuals and Live CinemaSteve Gibson and Stefan ArisonaChapter 13 - Immersive Environments and Live VisualsSteve GibsonChapter 14 - Architectural Projections: Changing the Perception of Architecture with LightSimon Schubiger, Stefan Arisona, Lukas Treyer, and Gerhard SchmittChapter 15 - Design and Live VisualsDonna LeishmanPART IV INTERVIEWS WITH KEY PRACITIONERS–STEVE GIBSONChapter 16 - Interview 1 - Tony Hill, Expanded Cinema pioneer Chapter 17 - Interview 2 - Christopher Thomas Allen, Founder & Director, The Light Surgeons Chapter 18 - Interview 3 - Greg Hermanovic, CEO, DerivativeChapter 19 - Interview 4 - Markus Heckmann, Technical Director, Derivative; Programmer for Carsten Nicolai and others. Chapter 20 - Interview 5 - Peter Mettler, Digital and Live Cinema Artist AfterwardIndex

“Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and reflections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field.” Professor Stephen Kennedy, Professor of Critical Theory and Practice, Greenwich University“Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today’s leading designers of spatial media, Live Visuals offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences.” Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk