jam2jam is a family of audiovisual software for collaborative performance. The systems use
generative
Generative may refer to:
* Generative actor, a person who instigates social change
* Generative art, art that has been created using an autonomous system that is frequently, but not necessarily, implemented using a computer
* Generative music, mus ...
algorithms for audio and visual material whose parameters are controlled by users with either a graphical user interface or external hardware controllers. jam2jam software applications can connect over local networks or the internet allowing real-time collaboration. This type of functionality is referred to as Network Jamming and is the topic of ongoing research.
Description
The jam2jam software has been primarily employed to enable access to collaborative audiovisual performances, and is used in
education
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and
community arts
Community art, also known as social art, community-engaged art, community-based art, and, rarely, dialogical art, is the practice of art based in and generated in a community setting. It is closely related to social practice and social turn. Work ...
settings. The software has also found application in assisting people with
disabilities to participate in playful arts activities.
The Network Jamming research that surrounds the use of jam2jam is built on a
constructivist epistemology
Constructivism is a view in the philosophy of science that maintains that scientific knowledge is constructed by the scientific community, which seeks to measure and construct models of the natural world. According to the constructivist, natura ...
and encourages learning about audio and visual media through interactive performances and making by video recording the performances. The jam2jam software facilitates this philosophical approach by enabling collaboration through network connections and allows performances to be recorded for review and sharing. There are a number of academic publications describing this research.
References
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External links
* jam2jam.co
Computer music software
Educational software