jiaxinw-LookingOutwards 12

For the final project, I am planning to create a media art installation with music as its subject. In this project, I am going to do some interactive music visualization. Therefore, I am interested how artists and designers created projects like this.

Firstly, I found a very cool website, in which you can use your mouse to move as the canvas is moving, and you try to hit as many as blue circles you can while without hitting the red circles. This is Music can be fun,  Designed & Developed by Edan Kwan / Music by Pasaporte, and this website was created in 2011. Here is the link to Music can be fun:

http://musiccanbefun.edankwan.com/

The most inspirational thing about this website is the stunning visual design. The animation of this experience changes according to the music changes. It makes the music become more immersive and the engagement of people can be raised.

The second project, I found might be useful for my project is the Patatap by Jono Brandel. This is a portable animation and sound kit. With the touch of a finger create melodies charged with moving shapes. The animations representing different sounds are visually pleasing and creative.

Comparing these two different projects, Patatap gives more freedom to the user to control the sounds and create their own content, while Music Can be Fun was based on a song to create the experience. I think for my project, I would probably combine these two features and make a media art installation with changes of melodies and animations.

Link to Patatap:

https://patatap.com/