Difference between revisions of "Gloves of Shaolin"

From CCRMA Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(Project Summary)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
== Project Summary ==
 
== Project Summary ==
  
This particular style of martial arts can be traced fourteen hundred years ago to the Shaolin Temple in the Hunan Province of China. There monks taught Shaolin kung fu to many students who then traveled to other countries spreading this fighting system. Shaolin kung fu was based on the movements of five animals; dragon, tiger, snake, leopard, and the crane.
+
This particular style of martial arts can be traced fourteen hundred years ago to the Shaolin Temple in the Hunan Province of China. There monks taught Shaolin kung fu to many students who then traveled to other countries spreading this fighting system. Shaolin kung fu was based on the movements of five animals; dragon, tiger, snake, leopard, and the crane.  The Gloves of Shaolin is an interactive instrument that communicates through OSC with PD.  The purpose of the gloves is to be able to understand which animal style(mode) the user is imitating and be able to produce sounds according to Shaolin Katas.  Each style will be able to throw virtual projectiles that will move audially in space and have mass.

Revision as of 19:28, 2 December 2006

Project Summary

This particular style of martial arts can be traced fourteen hundred years ago to the Shaolin Temple in the Hunan Province of China. There monks taught Shaolin kung fu to many students who then traveled to other countries spreading this fighting system. Shaolin kung fu was based on the movements of five animals; dragon, tiger, snake, leopard, and the crane. The Gloves of Shaolin is an interactive instrument that communicates through OSC with PD. The purpose of the gloves is to be able to understand which animal style(mode) the user is imitating and be able to produce sounds according to Shaolin Katas. Each style will be able to throw virtual projectiles that will move audially in space and have mass.