Presentations
During 2006, I presented my video synthesizer project at a variety of Kansas conferences.

CRATEL's BETA Competition

April 30th, 2006 - Wichita, Kansas
The BETA competition encourage WSU students and teams to develop ideas use technology and art in innovative ways. A panel of judges review applications and select a number of finalists. The finalists go on to do a trade show format poster/demo presentation to a panel of over 30 judges. I demonstrated my video synthesizer and presented a poster outlining its purpose, innovation, feasibility, and scope. My project was awarded third place overall, but was the only project to be selected for further development.

GRASP

Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects

April 28th, 2006 - Wichita, Kansas
The GRASP Symposium is hosted by WSU to show outstanding graduate research and to spread awareness of scholarly projects being conducted. I did an oral presentation discussing the modular video synthesizer and its importance in the rapidly expanding field of technology and art.

Kansas Academy of Science

April 8th, 2006 - Wichita, Kansas
The Kansas Academy of Science hosts an annual conference showcasing outstanding student and faculty research. I did an oral presentation discussing my modular video synthesizer followed by a live demonstration featuring the Fairmount String Quartet, WSU's faculty string ensemble. I performed a live improvisation to Bela Bartok's String Quartet No. 5, Movement 1.

CGRS

Annual Capital Graduate Research Summit

March 8th, 2006 - Topeka, Kansas
Eight graduate students from Wichita State University, Kansas State University, and Kansas University were selected to present posters showcasing excellent research to state legislators. My poster presents the results from my ambient sound video installation project. I developed a computer program that analyzes ambient sound and uses the information to control live or recorded video, applying various filters and effects depending on the frequencies present. This project later turned into the modular video synthesizer after I found that the results were interesting when controlled by a human. My poster was the only one dealing directly with the arts and, for that reason, was puzzling to some. However, I believe that many new people became more aware of CRATEL's work in the intersection of technology and art.
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