Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

                 
Gray Area Art And Technology
2665 Mission St.
San Francisco CA   
(415) 843-1423

Our mission is to apply art and technology to create positive social impact through education, civic engagement, and public programs.

We use digital tools to create art and design projects that benefit society. We test and scale projects with high impact potential, teach digital tools to support artists and technologists, and inspire our community by promoting meaningful new work.

We apply the promise and inspiration of digital art to a broader social context. Our programs are transforming cities into creative outlets, applying technology to solve problems, and shaping how art is created and consumed in the digital era.
http://grayarea.org/

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, August 9 2025 1:00 PM
Participants will learn about live representation of biological data through video and sound, and develop an understanding of the challenges of this hybrid art-science practice. Then, they will build a small emotion biofeedback system using galvanic skin response (GSR). Students will process the data from the GSR device and map it to music/visual changes using Max/MSP. Participants may choose to work solo or in small groups of 2-3 people. The session will conclude with an open discussion of the participants’ experiences and results of the workshop; those willing to share their work will be offered an opportunity to present their biofeedback pieces.

Upon completion, attendees will have a basic understanding of the main concepts of biofeedback music and sonification techniques for their GSR devices that they can also apply to working with other types of biofeedback data – sourced from heart rate (EKG), brain electrical response (EEG), or respiration frequency (RESP).

In order to have enough time to prepare and ship kits for workshop participants, please note that the enrollment deadline for this workshop is July 26.

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More Information:
https://grayarea.org/course/biofeedback-music-your-heart-as-a-drum-machine-and-sweat-as-a-melody/
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