Comments on: Musical Chess

By: ne

ne — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:03:38 +0000

so very cool – wish I had such a machine myself!

By: sean williams

sean williams — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:10:26 +0000

I too am struck by the Zappa-ish sound of these compositions (there might be something in that). Anyway, they are awesome. Thanks for sharing!

By: KrazyDad » Blog Archive » Wheel of Stars

KrazyDad » Blog Archive » Wheel of Stars — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:36:06 +0000

[...] was a natural progression from some previous projects of mine, like the Whitney Music Box, and Musical Chess, which you might also [...]

By: Cranks, Cams and Computers: tonight!! | Los Angeles Metblogs

Cranks, Cams and Computers: tonight!! | Los Angeles Metblogs — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:07:34 +0000

[...] music making taking place. Jim Bumgardner tipped me off to this as he’ll be showing off his musical chess set up along with a handful of other folks. There will be installations and performances and [...]

By: KrazyDad » Blog Archive » Musical Chess Details

KrazyDad » Blog Archive » Musical Chess Details — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:27:58 +0000

[...] recap a previous post, I’m working on a performance piece for the June 26 Cranks, Cams and Computers concert in [...]

By: jbum

jbum — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:57:34 +0000

Here's a longer sample - about 80 seconds from the middle of the Kasparov / Deep Blue game. Kasparov vs. Deep Blue, 1997, Game 6, Excerpt

By: jbum

jbum — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:28:31 +0000

I agree with you John. I’ve also found the music quite helpful for debugging my chess software, for similar reasons.

At the same time, the music in the audio sample is relatively mellow compared to what happens later in the piece… I’ve designed a big build-up of tension at the climax of the game, and it would likely be quite distracting for serious players to listen to just at the time when they most need their wits.

By: Sully

Sully — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:22:57 +0000

Sounds like a Frank Zappa composition! I’d love to hear longer pieces if you have the inclination to post them.

By: lino

lino — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:16:08 +0000

i am outta town, darn. This is way cool, wish I could see it happen.

By: John

John — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:13:01 +0000

That’s fascinating. Listening to it “think,” I can’t help but attach some emotion to the music. I think it would be really neat to use this type of thing as a training system for learning chess. Playing against the computer, I could get “hints” about the position through the overall mood, tempo, etc. of the music. It’d be a more interesting real-time hint system than the computer simply suggesting a move or offering a take back after the fact. I can imagine neutral music filled with tension suddenly turning ominous and confident as it hits the analysis on the 12th ply.