Workshop | Weiyi Dai: From Objects to Soundscapes: Participatory Spatial Composition through Data-Driven Multimodal Systems
This workshop offers hands-on experience with Full House, a multimodal soundscape system designed specifically for participatory spatial composition. Through a real time data driven architecture, the system transforms the manipulation of physical objects into continuous spatial sound and visual processes.
Rather than teaching a fixed compositional style, the workshop focuses on methodological thinking: sound is understood as an ongoing systemic behavior shaped by data, space, and interaction, rather than a sequence of triggered musical events. It emphasizes the participatory creative cycle of experience–data–adjustment. Participants will learn how to integrate object based interaction, mapping strategies, and spatial audio technologies to construct intelligible, inclusive, and non repetitive soundscapes.
Requirements
Basic computer literacy. To fully experience and understand the structural logic of the Full House system, participants must bring their own laptop and headphones. Installation of TouchDesigner (TD) in advance is highly recommended; group on site installation will also be available.
Workshop registration
Please register via Pretix in order to participate in the workshop. There are no additional costs.
About the workshop facilitator
Weiyi Dai is a composer, sound artist, and researcher working at the intersection of computer music, spatial audio, and multimodal interaction. He is an Associate Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, School of Digital Media Art, where his work focuses on soundscape systems, participatory sound environments, and the translation of artistic practice into technological platforms. His recent Projects explore object‐based interaction, spatial sound rendering, and data‐driven Sound libraries for immersive environments, with applications in performance, installation, and education. His research has been presented in academic and artistic contexts related to computer music, sound art, and media technology.