A master programme thesis from Aalborg University
Sporadic: Mycelial Delay Effect: Expressivity Through the Lens of Ecology
[Sporadic: Mycelial forsinkelseseffekt: Ekspressivitet igennem økologiens linse]
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Term
4. Term
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Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-26
Pages
88 pages
Abstract
Dette projekt præsenterer Sporadic, en biomimetisk lydprocessor, der over- sætter mycelial netværksdynamik til forsinkelsesbaseret lydbehandling. Sy- stemet adresserer centrale udfordrin- ger inden for design af biomimetiske instrumenter: oversættelse af økologi- ske processer til musikalske parame- terkortlægninger og balancering af au- tonom adfærd med brugerkontrol. Sporadic implementerer adaptive net- værkstopologier, der afspejler myceli- al adfærd og skaber nye forsinkelses- netværk og dynamiske feedbacksyste- mer. Brugerevaluering med otte del- tagere demonstrerer vellykket design med høje ratings for konceptuel inte- gritet (6,12/7) og udforskningsbeløn- ning (5,62/7). Dette arbejde etablerer designprincip- per for biomimetiske instrumenter og demonstrerer, hvordan musikalsk in- teraktion kan tjene som en vej til for- ståelse af naturlige systemer.
This project presents Sporadic, a biomimetic audio processor that trans- lates mycelial network dynamics into delay-based audio processing. The system addresses key challenges in biomimetic instrument design: trans- lating ecological processes into musi- cal parameter mappings and balancing autonomous behaviour with user con- trol. Sporadic implements adaptive net- work topologies that mirror mycelial behaviour, creating novel delay net- works and dynamic feedback systems. User evaluation with eight partici- pants demonstrates successful design, with high ratings for conceptual in- tegrity (6.12/7) and exploration re- ward (5.62/7). This work establishes design princi- ples for biomimetic instruments and demonstrates how musical interaction can serve as a pathway for understand- ing natural systems.
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