"Codecert", A Concert for the Three Laws of Human Augmentation in real and virtual worlds

Saturday, June 25 - 8:00pm - 8:30pm
H2Orchestra/ARchestra: Phenomenological augmented reality with water.
Composed by Steve Mann and Ryan Janzen.
Performed by: Ryan Janzen, Ken Yang, and Steve Mann.
Maple Leaf Gardens, Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Tonight's VRTO 2016 concert is presented in 3 parts, and symbolizes the structural elements of the Code of Ethics on Human Augmentation (tweet #HACode). The Human Augmentation Code has been 14 years in the making and will be unveiled at Tomorrow's Keynote (9:15am), further developed during the panel (10am), and you are all invited to participate in its co-authorship in our "Town Hall" meeting immediately following the panel.

Musical Programme begins 8pm Saturday June 25th:

• Announcement and intro by S. Mann.
• Movement 0: (tweet #HACode0) is a free-form jazz jam played on hydraulophone (underwater pipe organ). S. Mann, R. Janzen, and K. Yang.
• Movement 1: (tweet #HACode1), "Liquid Nitrogen -- Infinite Square Well" (S. Mann, 1985), is about the Law of Sensory Auditability ("Metaveillance"). Sing (or play) along, by these rules:
  • Only the following four notes are allowed to be sounded during the movement: 1, 1#, 5, and 5#.
  • Initially, 1 and 1# are sounded together for the first measure.
  • Then 5 and 5# are added simultaneously, all 4 notes sounding for an additional 2 measures.
  • The 5# is released for 1 measure, then changed to 5 for the next measure, then back and forth between 5 and 5#, while keeping both 1 and 1# sounding.
  • Then 1, 1#, and 5 are sounded while back and forth between 8 and 8#.
  • The movement continues along similar patterns, with at least two adjacent notes always sounding.
  • It concludes on 1, 1#, 5, and 8, then 1# stops sounding, providing the only consonance.
• Movement 2: (tweet #HACode2) is a piece entitled "Adagio for (PASCO) Fourier Synthesizer and Lock-In Amplifier" (S. Mann 1978), and is about the Law of Sensory Reciprocity. This performance will be done by S. Mann, R. Janzen, and K. Yang.
• Movement 3: (tweet #HACode3) is a piece entitled "440" (S. Mann, 2008). It is about the Third Law of Human Augmentation. An much abridged version will be played tonight.

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