LUDIC TEA: Virtual Sound - Sonic Play: Matthew D. Gantt
Virtual Sound,
Sonic Play will offer a presentation, performance, and workshop focusing on experimental use of the Unreal 5 game engine.
Drawing inspiration from the slippage between the musical instruments, toys and tools found in electronic music, this event
will explore the affordances of game engine simulation as a site of virtual sonic play.
Leveraging UE5's Metasound
procedural audio engine in tandem with Open Sound Control (OSC) and MIDI messaging, this presentation and workshop will offer
hands-on exploration and contextualization of novel approaches to creating virtual sound sculptures, sonic toys, and playful
emergent systems.
Matthew D. Gantt is an artist, composer,
and educator based in Troy, NY. His practice focuses on sound in virtual spaces, generative systems facilitated by idiosyncratic
technology, and digital production presets as sonic readymades. He worked as a studio assistant to electronics pioneer Morton
Subotnick from 2016- 2018, and has been an active participant in the international creative community, presenting or performing
at spaces such as Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room, Roulette, Babycastles, SVA Visible Futures Lab, Feral File, IRCAM, ICST
Zurich, and countless DIY venues and grassroots organizations.
Gantt releases music with Orange Milk and Oxtail Recordings,
is a member of New Museum's NEW INC creative incubator, and has taught experimental composition in both institutional and
DIY contexts,including NYC non-profit/public media studio Harvestworks, CUNY Brooklyn, Bard College, Sarah Lawrence, and a
variety of community workshops aimed at creating equitable access to developing technologies. Gantt’s work has been featured
in The Wire magazine, Pop Matters, Exclaim!, Tiny Mix Tapes, Bandcamp New and Notable and more.
Bild: Powering Change Through Play – The Future of Games for Impact, Susanna
Pollack
Lecture
Lecture/Performance/Workshop
12. November 2025, 15:00
Universität
für angewandte Kunst Wien, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1. OG Raum 151, Studio Experimental Game Cultures, 1010 Wien
