Proceedings of Si15: 2nd International Symposium on Sound and Interactivity

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Welcome to this Special Issue of Array: Proceedings of Si15, the 2nd International Symposium on Sound and Interactivity.
The articles in the present issue originated in the Si15 Soundislands Festival, which was held in Singapore 18–23 August 2015. The festival events included five invited artist performances, two scientific keynotes and two days of proceedings, a commissioned sound installation, an afternoon of public talks, an internet panel, two pedagogic workshops, a concert with young performers, and more than fifty artworks and scientific papers in numerous forms and formats selected from an open call (http://soundislands.com/si15).
We are thrilled to present 20 articles, by 31 authors, emanating from Si15. The articles have been extended and thoroughly revised for this special issue of Array. They cover a range of topics related to aesthetics, percep-tion, technology, and sound art. We hope that you will enjoy the fruits of the authors' labour and therein discover many a stimulating thought.

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array
2016 Special Issue
the journal of the ICMA
Proceedings of Si15
2nd International Symposium on
Sound and Interactivity

Proceedings of the 2nd International
Symposium on Sound & Interactivity
20-21 August 2015, Singapore
Part of Soundislands Festival, 18-23 August 2015
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