Project Overview
Algorithm collaborated with Broken Talkers to create a visual and audio experience along the River liffey. The event was funded by Creative Ireland to raise awareness of rising sea levels through poetry and powerful visuals.
My Contributions
- Web RTC Live Audio App Development
- Assistant Lighting Technician
- AV Pipeline
Project Highlights
This project was my first with Algorithm and gave me a great opportunity to deliver create a new product that would be used repeatedly going forward to augment live experiences in public spaces.
The issue was that it wasn't suitable nor particularly legal to put large speakers in public spaces and blast music for long periods of time when we had an audio component for an event. What I developed for Rising was an website that would allow you to tune into the audio live through your phone.
What was surprising to me in the early development of this was that livestreaming services such as Twitch and Youtube Live were greatly out of sync compared to the tolerances of what we needed. The show was using lasers to display words on the side of the river as the level rose with the tide and as such the timing of the audio needed to be within at least 100ms or it would have felt very disjointed.
The solution I went for was to use WebRTC and stream the audio over what is usually used as a video chat service. The added benefit was the ability to stream video as well!
The issue was that it wasn't suitable nor particularly legal to put large speakers in public spaces and blast music for long periods of time when we had an audio component for an event. What I developed for Rising was an website that would allow you to tune into the audio live through your phone.
What was surprising to me in the early development of this was that livestreaming services such as Twitch and Youtube Live were greatly out of sync compared to the tolerances of what we needed. The show was using lasers to display words on the side of the river as the level rose with the tide and as such the timing of the audio needed to be within at least 100ms or it would have felt very disjointed.
The solution I went for was to use WebRTC and stream the audio over what is usually used as a video chat service. The added benefit was the ability to stream video as well!
Our design team did an incredible job of presenting the application and working with me on a UI/UX that would convey how to use the app with as little hassle as possible.
This was especially necessary to nail as different platforms such as Safari required a certain amount of input before we could initiate the audio.
This was especially necessary to nail as different platforms such as Safari required a certain amount of input before we could initiate the audio.
This was also a great opportunity for me to pick up some new skills and I got the chance to work with skilled internal and external lighting technicians to put together the show using MadMapper and DMX.
