UPCOMING:

More Bugs and Portable Pixel Playground fun on 28 September at the Solaris Centre, Blackpool.

RECENT:

Portable Pixel Playground (Tullie House, Carlisle, 6 Aug 08)
First public trials of Glowing Pathfinder Bugs, commissioned by Folly. Tactile interactive installation aimed at 6-12 year olds.

STREETVIBE (The Scoop Tower Bridge, London, 14 June 08)
Freq2 on show all day

FUTURESONIC (Manchester 3rd May 2008)
Driftnet presentations as part of Future of Sound Showcase.

GRAPHITE 2007 (Perth Australia Dec 1-4)
DRIFTNET/Fly like a bird is on show in the art gallery, and we give a talk at the ACM Siggraph-sponsored conference also.

SHUNT (London Bridge, 13-15 and 20-22 June 2007)
The most atmospheric drinking venue in London, deep in the tunnels under London Bridge Station, will show the latest incarnation of DRIFTNET.

Virtual Puppeteers launch (June 2007)
Soft launch of first public version of Virtual Puppeteers,
including online characters and story gallery.
Go to www.vpups.com

Cheltenham Science Festival (6-10 June 2007)
Freq2 features in the Discover Zone - come and play!

Late at TATE BRITAIN, May 6th 2007 (1800-2200)
Cybersonica curated Good Friday special late-night opening, featuring an eclectic mix of music, film, perofrmances etc including Freq2. More images here.

TEXT+WORK solo show (2 April - 4 May 2007)
Come Closer and a new anaglyphic/3D version of Ghosts on show at the Arts Institute, Bournemouth.
Images here.
Video of performance here.

FUTURE OF SOUND, UK, Jan-April 2007
Squidsoup to present initial ideas for new piece 'Driftnet' at SAGE Gateshead, Norwich Arts Centre and Goldsmiths College London, as part of the Future of Sound tour.

Presentation at VSMM (Xi'an, China) 18-20 October 2006
Research paper based on the findings of Come Closer - "Come Closer: Encouraging Collaborative Behaviour in a Multimedia Environment".
Awarded BEST PAPER, VSMM 2006

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Driftnet (2007)
Fly like a bird in a virtual and dynamic composition.
Driftnet moves like a flock of birds, a swarm of bees, planets in a galaxy. Everything is connected, and becomes part of a complex interdependent network.

Freq (2003,2006)
Freq takes the shape of your shadow and turns it into sound.  Freq2 is part musical instrument, played using whole body movement, while also responding to ambient influences.

Come Closer (2004-5)
An exploration of the boundaries of personal space, the piece allows visitors to collaborate through their movement and relative position

Virtual Puppeteers (2002-7)
Using puppet theatre as metaphor, children can create their own 3D interactive characters and sets from scratch, write their own scripts and put on collaborative live performances, including live voice-over recording.

Ghosts (2002-4)
Permanent virtual sculptures are created out of fragments of thought and throwaway comments, giving each message a new context and added meaning.

Altzero (1999-2003)
Envisaging a gaming environment where everything is stripped out except the sound and the ability to move. The visuals become a reference for the sounds, a means of visualising the structure of what is being listened to.