Developed together with gohai as part of Moving Forest (Martin Howse and Shu Lea Cheang) performed during Transmediale 08 in Berlin

Hardware

Nintendo DS, FM Transmitters, Ghettoblaster, Ultra-bright LEDs

Software

C

// LINK: DS Revolt - In Waves We Trust
// DOWNLOAD dsrevolt.nds

Surrounding EM waves become parameters in sound synthesis (6 oscillators) while DS Revolting Players have to follow certain behavioural patterns according camouflaged on_screen instructions (Game-Handheld NDS) merged together with fragments from Throne of Blood subtitles! The sound-output is transmitted via FM locally and amplified through a Ghettoblaster mise-en-scene. The act remains as an absurd mixed-reality street theater performance by sonifying the aether while raising the question: 'What do you hear in that bird's cry?'.

// LISTEN SOUND SNIP (ogg/vorbis format)

Thanks to Kathrin Guenter, Danja Vassiliev, Walter Langelaar, Timo Klok, Ricardo Lafuente, Felix Wilke, Leo Peschta, Ludic Society, Muk Haider and all other DS Revolters for participation!