Technologies

Invention Summary

Flock™ is a mobile app that renders a music selection into a unique interactive visual: a flock of birds that flies in shifting formations responding to changes in the music. The user can choose the music, the background, and the number of birds displayed. The app also allows the user to interact with the displayed birds and alter their movement patterns.

Value Proposition

• No other visualization apps address the basic elements of choreography: the interplay of multiple bodies, space, and music
• Flock™ is unique in addressing the particular creative needs of choreographers, instructors, and dancers
• No music visualization technology exists that enables the user to interact with the objects onscreen in personally meaningful ways, creating potentially endless number of variations

Market Opportunity

Flock can serve as a toy for inspiring creative thinking or as a brainstorming tool for dancers and choreographers. Choreographers are like air traffic controllers: both are responsible for the coordinated movement of multiple bodies in space. This app allows a user to see dynamic patterns of “traffic” coordinated to music.The use of music, dance, and other coordinated movement is gaining popularity as a therapy tool for certain neurological and psychological disorders, such as autism. Flock can potentially be used to visually and physically engage patients in these therapy methods,