VR musical Instrument

Noise Drawers is a VR game in which you play a totally new form of instrument. Surrounded by walls of drawers, each of which has a different, unique sound, you reach and interact with them, opening and closing them in various expressive ways to create music.

The player stands, surrounded in drawers. There are a few kinds of drawer:
  • Synth Drawers where rate changes based on length
  • Tape drawers, when you open it, it plays an audio clip as it winds itself shut again.
  • Expressive drawers, where according to how fast or slow you open the drawer, the audio clip will be more or less intense.
  • Loop drawers, where the length of an open drawer signifies the volume of the audio loop coming from it.
Keep up to date with development logs here on Patreon!
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Performance

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This VR piece is also designed with stage performance in mind. The player uses their whole body, and almost like a conductor, brings audio forward in expressive ways.

In a performance using Noise Drawers, the musician will end up dancing as they gently open drawers, drawing out a soft, elongated sound, or rapidly slam a draw shut, evoking a loud percussive beat. They embody the intended emotion, feeling it personally, as they display it through their movement.

​I will be consulting with choreographers on how to maximise the performance side of this work.

Future?

Noise Drawers is supported by a small number of private investors. Future funding will be sort after once prototyping is complete.

There is an opportunity to make this experience open source, so other musicians and designers can put their own content in!

Developing a non-VR option is also on the cards.

​There is also the option to iterate upon this myself, as a performance and composition series.

Get Involved

Please reach out to me at maize@maizewallin.com, if you have an idea for Noise Drawers.I'm especially looking for:
  • Research and Development opportunities with your company!
  • Residency programs to embed with your space, and further develop Noise Drawers!
  • Further concerts and performance at your venue!
  • Are you a musician who would like to use this for an upcoming concert?
  • Are you a developer who'd like to join me for the future of Noise Drawers?

Performances / Awards

NEWS:
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Listen to Maize's interview on JoyFM: https://joy.org.au/jacqanddene/2019/02/27/maize-wallin/