Playing the classic game of Pong using microphone input and live video tracking

Input from the computer’s audio system is routed through the UDP object in Max/MSP through a Java gateway on to a Flash file:

Same as above, but with live camera tracking added from built-in webcam routed through Jitter:

The modification was based on the original idea below, which uses a stereo signal and pitch tracking:

Thanks to Base42.nl

Here’s everything you should need to get it running on your OSX system:

Flash files and tutorial
Max/MSP
Jitter
Flash Open Sound Control (Flosc)

The UDPsend object is now a part of Max/MSP 4.6 and is recommended.

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