Designing Prototype GO for Sound and Light

This paper describes the development of a wearable interface for sound and light. Light can be visually expressive and perhaps stimulating if integrated into the design of a musical interface, adding a visual element of light and shadow to the performative space. GO is an experimental controller for live interactive performance of sound and light, a wearable controller with sensors and switches as inputs. The sonic output from the controller is programmed in Pure Data. Visual expression, in the form of light, is added to the sonic and physical expression. The purpose is to develop a flexible controller that can be used for various improvised sound and light performances. Light source as material, and the use of light integrated into the design of a wearable controller in performance is briefly discussed. The compositional rules and structure of the sonic composition is discussed in relation to the visual expression.