CCL – Day 01

Kicking off the first day of the Choreographic Coding Lab at the Nerve (Neurocognitive Experiments in Real and Virtual Environments) Lab, Creative Computing Institute, UAL.

Today was all about choreographic thinking: treating movement not just as expression, but as a system with structure and logic. Dancer-choreographer Catarina Carvalho facilitated a movement session. We explored how choreographic techniques can offer models for thinking in systems: responsive, relational, and temporal. It really shifted how I think about the body in space.

We also got hands-on with Motion Capture, experimenting with ways to map physical movement to real-time visuals and sound. This opened up exciting questions about how the body — its motion, its patterns — can shape environments and experiences.

For my own research, this has sparked some thoughts for my inquiry into embodied data collection and experiences.

Excited to see how these ideas evolve as we continue to collaborate and build this week. We are a mix of choreographers and creative technologists and practitioners. It’s a beautifully strange and ‘generative’ space to be in. :)

More soon.

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