Sunday, July 27, 2008

match

Exhibition Matches
This format will be featured in the 2007 Atlanta Preliminaries I Laptop Battle [3]. It involves two competitors not included in the single- or double-elimination tournament structure, and may include more experienced performers and/or the judges from the ongoing laptop battle. This format is unique in that the actual sonic material utilized in the battle is limited, and performers have a limited amount of time to create their pieces.
This format has the following restrictions:
• One laptop computer
• One external sound card
• One MIDI controller
• All equipment must fit in a 2' x 2' square
• Preparation is limited to a specific window of time before the match
• Source material is limited to supplied samples, which are not available to the performers until the preparation window
source:wikipedia