Gretchen Kupferschmid-Looking Outwards 12

My partner and I were inspired by two specific generative artworks for our project. The first being a project on “codepen” by Sara B. This project works to create an interactive map in which the user can click through different aspects of the map and view different areas. Though there is not as much interaction/information as we would like to provide in our final project, there is a quality to the visuals of the map as well as the concept of creating an interactive map from code to view certain details of the map.

https://codepen.io/aomyers/pen/LWOwpR

The second generative project was created for a hotel in NYC, Sister City. Created by Microsoft and the musician Julianna Barwick, they were able to create a project which takes from what is happening outside in the sky and reflects it in a music/composition form. So, for example. when clouds pass by as certain sound in the composition is generated, and changes based of things such as the size and color of the clouds. This inspired my partner and I through looking at cities in terms of represented as sounds, rather than the usual representations of pictures, words, and feelings.

https://www.microsoft.com/inculture/musicxtech/sister-city-hotel-julianna-barwick-ai-soundscape/