IGGM is a system that maps the interaction between two people to control a genetic process for generating music. We start with a population of melodies encoded genetically. This population is allowed to breed every biological cycle creating new members of the population based upon the semantics of the spatial relationship between two people moving in a large, physical space. A pre-specified hidden melody is used to select a melody from the population to play every musical cycle. The overlapping of selected melodies provides an intriguing, textured musical space.

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Images from IGGM

Time line diagrams of some of the examples

Mutation 2

Texture Mutation Example

Here is a picture of the population as it is mutating:

Here is a picture of a hidden melody:

The GUI

Here are some screen shots of the interface:

The position tracking window. This shows the location of the two objects being tracked. The front of the space or room is at the top of the image.

The Genetic Interface:

A picture showing the system being used with two Polhemus Fastrak receivers:

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