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Ghosts in the machine

Published: 26 October 2008 Publication History

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Electronic Voice Phenomenon recordings are made by recording controlled static. Occasionally, one hears sounds that are like human speech. For some the voices are simply subjective interpretations, for others, the voices are a possible means of communication with the dead.
This paper briefly describes a recent work of the Einstein's Brain Project referencing the ideas in EVP to examine ways in which we transform worlds, and bodies in worlds, through pareidolia, apophenia and the gestalt effect. The work uses the strategies of EVP, voice and pattern recognition, and face tracking to generate voices, and images from apparently closed, silent and empty spaces and systems.

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In addition to paranormal investigations there have been numerous artistic explorations over the years, including Joe Banks' Rorschach Audio Project, and work by Leif Elggren, and Carl Michael von Hausswolf amongst others. Ghost Orchid (compiled, edited and produced by Justin Chatburn and Ash International) provides an in depth look at EVP.

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MM '08: Proceedings of the 16th ACM international conference on Multimedia
October 2008
1206 pages
ISBN:9781605583037
DOI:10.1145/1459359
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Published: 26 October 2008

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  1. art
  2. art and science
  3. electronic voice phenomena
  4. face tracking
  5. pattern recognition

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MM08: ACM Multimedia Conference 2008
October 26 - 31, 2008
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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