Most of us are accompanied by music in our everyday lives, on the street, in the club. It often appeals to our inner eye, but it is never visible to the outside world. How is it possible to transfer music into a new dimension? And what role can artificial intelligence play in this? - Josefa Rackl addressed these questions as part of her Master's thesis, with which she completed her Master's degree in Interactive Media Systems at the Faculty of Design and the Faculty of Computer Science at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.
In the course of her final thesis, Josefa Rackl used artificial intelligence as a means to make music tangible in a completely new way. A wide variety of forms, movements and rhythms create a holistic picture of the versatility of AI in the creative field.
On November 16, she was awarded the Bavarian Culture Prize in the field of science. The prize is awarded annually by Bayernwerk AG to honor special achievements by artists, graduates and doctoral students from the arts and sciences.
The generative design concept "Synergy" is the result of intensive research into artificial intelligence as a design and creative tool. For this purpose, the AI "Cyanite" was fed with electronic music in order to assign it to different musical characteristics in areas such as character, style or genre. These categorizations are linked to visual parameters so that different analysis results produce different visual effects. The composition of different visual variables leads to a result that makes it possible to experience music in a multifaceted way outside the acoustic world. "My project is ultimately intended to show a way to integrate AI into design and art," emphasizes Josefa Rackl. She therefore used both statistical data and intuitive creative flair to implement the project.
The result is a synergetic design system that can be controlled via an interface. This allows viewers to immerse themselves interactively and individually in the videographic effects and see for themselves that music can take on more than just acoustic dimensions.
You can find out more about Josefa Rackl's work on her website. You are also welcome to browse through our Mensa section, where new, interesting final and semester projects are regularly presented.
Text: Johanna Schmees
