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Erkki Kurenniemi<\/strong>,\u00a0DIMI-O<\/em>\u00a0(1971)
\nUsed the body, as tracked by the camera, as the basis of a\u00a0musical instrument.
\nDimi-O (1971) is based on an optical interface, the purpose of which was to read sheet music graphically. The instrument was played by means of a video camera. DIMI-O was also performed by a dancer, whose movements were transformed into music.<\/em> [YouTube<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n

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Myron Krueger<\/strong>,\u00a0Videoplace<\/em> (1974-1989)
\nKrueger represented the body in a virtual environment, endowed with new powers. This is not only some of the first full-body computer-based interactive art to use a camera; it is some of the first interactive computer art, period,and some of the first telematic (networked) art as well. Krueger sought to make computing a full-body activity. Keep in mind that in 1974, the mouse<\/em>\u00a0had not even come into widespread use.
\nTwo people in different rooms, each containing a projection screen and a video camera, were able to communicate through their projected images in a \u201cshared space\u201d on the screen. <\/em>[YouTube1<\/a><\/strong>, YouTube2<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n

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David Rokeby<\/strong>,\u00a0Very Nervous System<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(~1986-1990)
\nAnother use of the body in a musically instrumental way,\u00a0but Rokeby eliminates the screen entirely, and instead surrounds the body by a tightly\u00a0responsive sound-environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI created the work for many reasons, but perhaps the most pervasive reason was a simple impulse towards contrariness. The computer as a medium is strongly biased. And so my impulse while using the computer was to work solidly against these biases. Because the computer is purely logical, the language of interaction should strive to be intuitive. Because the computer removes you from your body, the body should be strongly engaged. Because the computer\u2019s activity takes place on the tiny playing fields of integrated circuits, the encounter with the computer should take place in human-scaled physical space. Because the computer is objective and disinterested, the experience should be intimate.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n