He also is working on a similar version of the glove for dancers and those with disabilities. They might not be able to use a piano keyboard but they might be able to use another part of their body that they have a lot of control over. You can very easily map that motion into a way to control electronic sound so they could be a performer of electronic music. When the performer gets close to the invisible barrier of the space, he or she will feel a tactile sensation generated by sound from a computer. Continuities II uses an infrared laser that captures the movement of the clarinet and morphs the sounds of the clarinet with prerecorded sounds of Rovan's voice.
Technology has pros and cons and can sometimes isolate people from what is important.
But at the same time, if you use it in creative ways, it can actually open up new and interesting possibilities and can be rewarding from the performer's standpoint and hopefully the audience's too. Florida State University Foundation, Inc.