@conference {2588,
	title = {Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk)},
	booktitle = {International Computer Music Conference},
	year = {2009},
	month = {08/2009},
	address = {Montreal},
	abstract = {<p>In the paper, we chronicle the instantiation and adventures\&nbsp;of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk), an ensemble of\&nbsp;laptops, humans, hemispherical speaker arrays, interfaces,\&nbsp;and, more recently, mobile smart phones. Motivated to\&nbsp;deeply explore computer-mediated live performance, SLOrk provides a platform for research, instrument design,\&nbsp;sound design, new paradigms for composition, and\&nbsp;performance. \&nbsp;It also offers a unique classroom combining\&nbsp;music, technology, and live performance. Founded in\&nbsp;2008, SLOrk was built from the ground-up by faculty and\&nbsp;students at Stanford University{\textquoteright}s Center for Computer\&nbsp;Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). This\&nbsp;document describes 1) how the founding members built the\&nbsp;Stanford Laptop Orchestra from laptops, IKEA salad\&nbsp;bowls, amplifier kits, car speakers, meditation mats and\&nbsp;pillows, commodity input devices, and custom software, 2)\&nbsp;the initial performances of SLOrk, including a large-scale\&nbsp;outdoor concert, as well as a networked concert between\&nbsp;Stanford and Beijing, and 3) the Stanford Laptop Orchestra\&nbsp;as a classroom. \&nbsp;In doing so, we hope to present a history\&nbsp;of the laptop orchestra, and look to its future.</p>},
	keywords = {ccrma, slork, stanford laptop orchestra},
	url = {http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~ge/publish/slork-icmc2009.pdf},
	author = {Ge Wang and Nicholas Bryan and Jieun Oh and Rob Hamilton}
}
