Exploring Shanghai Through Digital Art and Dance

On October 16, Project Neuron premiered its digital performance art work called City Maze at the 43rd annual International Computer Music Conference in Shanghai. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)

The work was the result of a collaboration between NYU Shanghai students, faculty and local artists. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)

The group used Optitrack motion sensors to translate the dancers' real-world location and movement into digital space. (Photo: NYU Shanghai)

NYU Shanghai's Program on Creativity and Innovation designed the visuals for the show. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)

The event was held at the Shanghai Symphony Hall and combined live performance, music and graphics. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)

The show involved a synthesis of optical motion-tracked dance, state-of-the-art real time graphics, physics particle simulations, motion-controlled audio effects and millions of data points processed every second from an array of networked sensors. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)

“When dancers move toward each other, they are actually exploring, building and shaping the city of Shanghai in the virtual world. It is an evolution in a real time performance research system," project manager Sean Kelly explains. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai)