Music with unconventional computing: a system for physarum polycephalum sound synthesis

Edward Braund
,
Eduardo Miranda

Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research
,
University of Plymouth

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Conference contribution Peer-review

Abstract

The field of computer music is evolving in tandem with advances in computer science. Our research is interested in how the developing field of unconventional computation may provide new pathways for music and music technologies. In this paper we present the development of a system for harnessing the biological computing substrate Physarum Polycephalum for sonification. Physarum Polycephalum is a large single cell with a myriad of diploid nuclei, which moves like a giant amoeba in its pursuit for food. The organism is amorphous, and although without a brain or any serving centre of control, can respond to the environmental conditions that surround it.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Conference contribution Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 175-189 (15 pages)

Publication milestones

Published - 01/01/2014

Publication status

Published - 01/01/2014

Publisher

Springer, Japan, India, Australia, Germany, United States, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, China, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Brazil, France, Singapore

Publication series

Publication series name: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
ISSN (Print): 0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic): 1611-3349
Volume: 8905