Case Study: Operation Rhinoctopus / Summary

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As members of the Atlanta band rhinoctopus, we strive to create an immersive environment for audiences to experience; our current show consists of live experimental musical performance combined with projected videos edited to complement our compositions. We wish to increase the level of experiential immersion, while adding more audience interactivity and spontaneity. The rhinoctopus video manipulation interface is a tool currently being developed that allows audience members at a rhinoctopus performance to become performers themselves. As they interact with the controller, which exists in the form of a silicone tentacle, participants are able to change the video elements being projected onscreen, and therefore, transfigure the space and experience that is interpreted by all present at the event.