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Glitch Art Generation and Performance Using Musical Live Coding

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ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation (ArtsIT 2023)

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A glitch means an error in image, video, or sound, and glitch art is art in which glitches are intentionally generated by destroying digital data or physically manipulating electronic devices for artistic purposes. The effects of such glitches are often unpredictable and aesthetically interesting. As part of our exploration of glitching methods and performance, we have attempted to generate glitch art images using musical live coding. Specifically, we generated glitches in PNG image data in conjunction with sound effects using the Sonic Pi: musical live coding system. Furthermore, such glitch art images are generated in real-time. We have confirmed that our method can generate glitches with regularity assuming the filtering of PNGs. This research proposes a method of art expression across sound and image and is an attempt to explore the performance of glitch art.

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  1. Mukogawa Women’s University, Nishinomiya, 6338558, Hyogo, Japan

    Noriki Amano

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Amano, N. (2024). Glitch Art Generation and Performance Using Musical Live Coding. In: Brooks, A.L. (eds) ArtsIT, Interactivity and Game Creation. ArtsIT 2023. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 565. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55312-7_13

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