Kinect Headtracking with OSC Support

left: GEM Window, right: head pose estimation by G.Fanellibased on
Real Time Head Pose Estimation from Consumer Depth Cameras by Gabriele Fanelli [ref name=”fanelli”]http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/~gfanelli/head_pose/head_forest.html[/ref]

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download source and windows/OSX binaries: https://github.com/kronihias/head-pose-estimation

Application that detects head position from a depth image provided by Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sensor in x,y,z and Euler Angles (pitch, yaw, roll) from multiple persons.

–> needs no calibration!!

Application sends data as OSC[ref name=”osc”]Open Sound Control (OSC) is a message based communication protocol for multimedia systems.[/ref] Message in the format:

/head_pose [User_ID] [x] [y] [z] [pitch] [yaw] [roll]
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IEM Computermusic Ensemble Concert Graz and Vilnius

ICE @ Porgy&Bess ViennaOn Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 will be the next concert of ICE – IEM Computermusic Ensemble. This networkconcert will be held in two locations at the same time. Listen to it in Graz – Austria or Vilnius – Lithuania.
LMTA[ref name=”lmta”]Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Gedimino pr. 42, LT-01110 Vilnius, Lithuania[/ref] central building – Room 306, Vilnius
IEM[ref name=”iem”]Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Inffeldgasse 10/3, 8010 Graz, Austria[/ref] Cube – Graz

Announcement in lithuanian language
Announcement in english language

concert starts at
20:00 Graz local time
21:00 Vilnius local time

“extended fields” – ICE (IEM Computermusic Ensemble)

Musicians:
– Jamilla Ballint
– Clara Hollomey
– Wen Liu
– Peter Venus
– Marian Weger
– Matthias Kronlachner (remote from Vilnius)
– Uluğ Can Kazaz (remote from Vilnius)
– guest: Daniel Hojka

Director: Winfried Ritsch
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3mal3 – network concert

(C)2012 Laura Lapienyteelectronic music and network bridge concert

3mal3 – in the net
Wednesday, 23rd of May, 2012

live from Restoranas Jalta[ref name=”jalta”]Restoranas Jalta[/ref] – Vilnius22:00
Matthias Kronlachner – electronics, sample piano, clarinet
Can Kazaz – electronics, recorder, toys

live from Postgarage[ref name=”postgarage”]Mittwochs-Exakt @ Postgarage Graz[/ref] Graz21:00
David Pirrò – electronics, keyboards
Peter Venus – electronics, french horn
Marian Weger – electronics, zither
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Premiere “Unter Umständen”

Kurzfilmabend Kino LenzingThursday – Nov. 3rd, 2011 will be the premiere of the 30min shortmovie Unter Umständen by Andreas Kurz.
Location: Lichtspiele Lenzing
I have been responsible for everything concerning sound.
There will also be a screening of older shortmovies done by Rubatofilm where I was involved in filmmusic.

Kinoabend – Plakat [PDF]

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4 room concert @ Rondo Graz

Marian Weger, David Pirró, Matthias Kronlachner, Peter VenusWednesday, November 30th 2011 there will be a music performance with David Pirrò, Marian Weger, Peter Venus and Matthias Kronlachner at the birthday party of the Rondo Ateliers.
For this event we gonna perform in four separated rooms – the listener can choose between listening to one musician solo or enjoy the concert in a separate area where everybody can be heard, but nobody seen.

Trailer of the concert:

(binaural recording – listen with headphones)

4 channel recording:

(listen to this if you have 4 speakers connected to your computer)

roundabout flyer
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