Therminator, with a curvy abstract glyph of a box with cables and a dot in the center engraved into the 3D-printed case, USB-C and jack connections

Ther’minator by Eric Singer transforms LIDAR to modular, CV

Eric Singer is back. The interactive artist and inventor helped the idea of robotics and alternative interfaces break out to wider audiences over the past decades – and now he’s gearing up to put LIDAR in your modular rig or other devices with analog CV inputs.

Moog’s Animoog Galaxy now supports complete immersive Spatial Audio

Moog’s own “multisensory” synthesizer now has full Spatial Audio support so that the sound-producing comets you see in immersive mode can synthesize sound live in space. The app is exclusive to Apple Vision Pro and visionOS, but it could be a sign of things to come.

Peter Kirn - March 4, 2025

TouchDesigner Experimental build is hot: ProRes, Leap Motion, more upgrades

To see what’s in store for the audiovisual / generative-interactive 3D powerhouse TouchDesigner, look at the bleeding-edge “experimental” build release notes. And there’s a ton here – just a few highlights:

Peter Kirn - October 26, 2023

Bandcamp unveils interactive Listening Parties

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2023

Hand gestures for music: GECO 2.0 for updated Leap Motion is already here

Peter Kirn - July 14, 2023

Leap Motion is back, so you can add 3D gestures for $139 – with or without a VR headset

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2023

Rooms.xyz puts adorable remixable, code-able 3D rooms in your browser – you know, for kids

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2023

This drum machine turns children’s heartbeats into music, raising visibility of kids’ heart defects

Peter Kirn - February 15, 2023

Ars Electronica, in scale from microcosm to epic, examines a planet on the edge

Sofy Yuditskaya - September 21, 2022

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