The first version of the Motion In / Music Out, or MOMU system was originally completed in 2006 by artist Anthony Cannon Walker with the intent of creating an automated, realtime platform for incorporating live animal motion as a critical element in live musical performance. This application of the system essentially puts a tiny animal like a goldfish into the much larger role of conductor, creating an original piece of music on the spot. The system functions by tracking a user specified color across any video source and instantaneously turning that information into a series of instructions on a readout to be interpreted by a live performer. But, although the MOMU system was created initially with live video and music in mind, it was also designed to be open-ended enough that it can be utilized as a tool to bridge nearly any combination of video/motion and performance. Motion from a live animal or person could help create a live piece of music, a pre-recorded piece of video art could be used to inform a live dance performance - the possibilities are endless. Since it's first incarnation, the system has been developed a few steps further. It now features a physical electronic readout for performers, a fully software emulated version of the physical readout, as well as a ten channel digital output device that allows live video to individually control a bank of ten 100 volt outlets. This adds the new ability of controlling any electronic device in the real world that plugs into the wall via live video input.
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