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Photo by Aurora Crowley
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The Legend of the GamelaTron: In the not too distant future, after massive climate change has transformed the earth and made human life as we know it impossible, our descendants--an ethereal synthesis of our human consciousness and highly advanced robot technology--discover a set of bronze percussive instruments buried in the earth. The sounds from striking these gongs and bells awaken memories and dreams from an era long past. These future beings develop a simple set of networked mechanical mallets that mimic the movements of the human musicians they have seen in their dreams. The songs this robot orchestra plays tell joyful, sad, bittersweet, wise and wondering stories from the time of the human race's great transformation. Extended Version |
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The Gamelatron was built in part with funding from The Experimental Television Center’s Finishing Funds program which is supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New York State Council on the Arts and media foundation.
 
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