This is more of my belated homework!!
I talked a bit about this in class, but the network-based artwork I’d like to respond to is Raul Altosaar’s A Very Real Looper. We watched a bit of his video in class but I’ve linked it below just in case:
I think Raul made his piece work by taking the coordinates of his Vive controllers, mapping them onto a replica of that space in a three-dimensional digital environment, and then activating certain sounds when the Vive controller passed over trigger areas. I wouldn’t change anything about this because I think it does VR-ish musical performance well.
It might be worth saying that Raul didn’t make the networked devices that allowed his work to function; rather, he took the standard Vive controllers and found a new application for them. Somewhat similarly, I’d like to start my final project with preexisting devices. But I’d also like to go a bit further and repurpose these electronics, such that they are given a completely new function.