Take a look at Dr. Brandon Mechtley’s tutorial on the Synthesis state engine for nonlinear, dynamically evolving behaviors of multimodal responsive environments. This is a hands-on introduction to a major alternative method for composing the responsive behavior of “interactive” events, narratives, and installations.
Details in these papers:
https://www.academia.edu/38711974/SC_A_Modular_Software_Suite_for_Composing_Continuously_Evolving_Responsive_Environments_LASG
Please send questions and comments directly to me and Brandon so we can prepare accompanying documentation for students.
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Senior Fellow Building21 McGill | Fellow ASU-Santa Fe Center for Biosocial Complex Systems | Affilaite Faculty English, CIDSE
Professor European Graduate School | Associate Editor AI & Society Journal | Founding Director Topological Media Lab
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