Author Archives: Han-earl Park

site update: Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)

By Han-earl Park | Published: March 6, 2010

Initial update to the io 0.0.1 beta++ site including a move to the Thematic Framework, and a new front page with information on the performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ at Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland) on May 26, 2010: Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland) will be the site for on-stage meetings between human and machine improvisers. [...]

Posted in performance, website | Tagged Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Bruce Coates, Cork, Francis Heery, Franziska Schroeder, Han-earl Park, io 0.0.1 beta++, iWife, John Godfrey, Music Network, performance, The Castle Bar and Trattoria, Thematic, UCC School of Music, website | Leave a comment

shapes of io++ to come 01-26-10

By Han-earl Park | Published: January 26, 2010

See sketches…

Posted in construction, hardware | Tagged construction, hardware, photographs, sketches | Leave a comment

site update: www.io001b.com

By Han-earl Park | Published: January 3, 2010

io 0.0.1 beta++ now has its own domain: www.io001b.com …and the old io 0.0.1 beta site is now archived at www.io001b.com/_archive. More updates coming soon (expect reports on the hardware (re)construction and the upcoming performance at Blackrock Castle Observatory).

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performances: Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)

By Han-earl Park | Published: December 15, 2009

2010 (date TBC): Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland) will be the site for on-stage meetings between human and machine improvisers. This event will mark the debut of two extraordinary machine musicians, io 0.0.1 beta++ and iWife constructed by Han-earl Park and John Godfrey respectively. Featuring Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones), and Francis Heery (diffusion), [...]

Posted in performance | Tagged Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Bruce Coates, Cork, Francis Heery, Franziska Schroeder, Han-earl Park, io 0.0.1 beta++, iWife, John Godfrey, Music Network, performance, The Castle Bar and Trattoria, UCC School of Music | 2 Comments

source code 05-12-2009

By Han-earl Park | Published: July 1, 2009

Source code for io 0.0.1 beta (rev. May 12th 2009) [86kB zip file]. There have been major changes since 03-23-2009 as a result of the beta tests with Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder. These changes are unfortunately not documented/commented at the moment, but I’m uploading the source files for the record.

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postponed: performance at Blackrock Castle Observatory

By Han-earl Park | Published: July 1, 2009

The performance at Blackrock Castle Observatory by io 0.0.1 beta++ will not take place as scheduled in February 2010. The event would have featured Bruce Coates, Franziska Schroeder and Han-earl Park, plus John Godfrey. We are still looking to put this on in 2010, and we are seeking further funding and performance opportunities. Interested bodies, please [...]

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analog io

By Han-earl Park | Published: June 29, 2009

I’ve assumed that future versions of io would have a single board computer (or multiple SBCs) in place of the clunky and fragile personal computer. There was, however, always an alternative. Take the not-so-humble analog computer, a technology with a fascinating past and a (still promising) future. Given that io’s behavior is driven by an N-body [...]

Posted in construction, hardware, software, theory | Tagged analog computer, BEAM, N-body simulation, single board computer | Leave a comment

io 0.0.1 beta: ironic tale? sci-fi parody? nostalgic relic? (a report from TWO Thousand + NINE)

By Han-earl Park | Published: June 19, 2009

Some thoughts and observations from my presentation on io 0.0.1 beta at the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium, the Sonic Arts Research Center, Belfast, N. Ireland. [Abstract…] At the end of the presentation, a couple of remarks stood out. One was Franziska Schroeder’s comment that the presentation posed more questions than provided answers, and the other [...]

Posted in performance, theory | Tagged actors, agency, Arts Council of Ireland, Belfast, Calvin and Hobbs, Franziska Schroeder, Han-earl Park, identities, imaginary conversations, improvisation, io 0.0.1 beta++, io 0.0.1 beta: ironic tale? sci-fi parody? nostalgic relic?, machine musician, musical automaton, networks, performance, performer, presentation, relationships, Simon Waters, Sonic Arts Research Center, technological artifact, TWO Thousand + NINE, verbing, volition | Leave a comment

io 0.0.1 beta: ironic tale? sci-fi parody? nostalgic relic? (slideshow)

By Han-earl Park | Published: May 28, 2009

From the slideshow for the presentation on io 0.0.1 beta at the TWO Thousand + NINE symposium, the Sonic Arts Research Center, Belfast, N. Ireland. [Abstract…] My part (spoken by the humyn participant Han-earl Park) was never written down, but the full transcript of the (imaginary) statements by io 0.0.1 beta are reproduced below. (You can [...]

Posted in performance, theory | Tagged actors, agency, Arts Council of Ireland, Belfast, Franziska Schroeder, Han-earl Park, identities, imaginary conversations, improvisation, io 0.0.1 beta++, io 0.0.1 beta: ironic tale? sci-fi parody? nostalgic relic?, machine musician, Margaret Thatcher, musical automaton, networks, performance, performer, relationships, Sonic Arts Research Center, technological artifact, TWO Thousand + NINE | Leave a comment

beta test 05-12-09: audio recordings

By Han-earl Park | Published: May 25, 2009

Here is the audio documentation of the io++ beta test with Bruce Coates on May 12th 2009. beta test 05-12-09_00 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_01 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_02 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_03 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_04 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_05 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_06 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_07 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_08 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_09 [mp3] beta test 05-12-09_10 [mp3] Performers are io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself), [...]