Abstract

Seven objects, called swans - old vacuum cleaners with attached plastic bags and light bulbs - are placed mid-air in the room. Users can control these swans via a video game controller in the form of a mat with various trigger pads. By triggering the pads, the corresponding swans get switched on resulting in the inflation of the plastic bags, the flashing of the light bulbs and the distinctive sound of a vacuum cleaner engine. This interplay of light, sound and form, which is controllable by the user, creates a feeling of playing a mulitmodal instrument.