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Fig. 6.18
Bathcratch
installation
6.4.3.4
Rhythm Tracks
We prepared a range of background rhythm tracks, such as, OldSchool, Dubstep,
JazzyHipHop, and Electronica, for the scratching performances. Users can select a
rhythm track by sliding the track selection area over the touch sensors. However,
the rhythm track manager always plays all tracks in parallel and only turns up the
volume of the selected rhythm track while muting the others.
6.4.4
Demonstrations and Exhibitions
The initial version of Bathcratch with a simple UI can be seen onYouTube (Fig.
6.12
).
The installation version of Bathcratch (Fig.
6.18
) with an improved UI (Fig.
6.19
)was
exhibited at the 2010 Asia Digital Art Awards at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in
Fukuoka, Japan, from March 17 to 29, 2011. It was also been exhibited at the National
Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo on October 10,
2011. The UI was changed for this version because it was operated on the sides of
the bathtub (see Figs.
6.20
and
6.21
)
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.
The UI of the installed version presents a movable gradation square for rubbing
on the right edge, as seen when standing to the side of the bathtub. The buttons
used to select scratching phrases are along the left side of the square rubbing area.
Each button represents a musical note, for instance, a quarter note, an eighth note,
a sixteenth note, etc., which represents a fundamental note of a scratching phrase.
Users can select and change phrases by touching these buttons. In addition, on the left
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Bathcratch movie 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Z0visXQwo.
