David Birchfield - Interactions, technical information

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Technical Requirements

Hardware:

PC running Windows or Linux
(approximate configuration: Pentium III, 700MHz, 256MB Ram)
Monitor port out
Video projection system (large monitor is acceptable in a smaller space)
Audio projection system (prefer two speakers positioned to the left and right of the projection, but a multiple headphone system is acceptable if noise bleed is an issue)
High-Speed internet connection

Software:

Interactionssoftware and media download at: music.columbia.edu/~dab/composition/works/Interactions/download_install.php
Java Runtime Environment, Version 1.3 -- free download at http://www.java.sun.com
More information about the piece and installing it is available at: http://music.columbia.edu/~dab/composition/works/Interactions
From there, one can click to the download and install page where specific instructions guide users in how to install the piece on their own computers. It is a rather simple process, and the piece in its most basic form can run, self-contained, on any personal computer.

Below is a setup diagram for a more ideal installation of the piece at a larger event. It really just indicates a larger scale video and audio projection system and the use of external switches for voting on one artist/agent or the other (I can provide these custom external controls if requested).
Again, the installation runs perfectly fine with headphones plugged into a laptop, a reasonable sized monitor, and typing on the keyboard as a voting mechanism.

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