SonicLife

SonicLife is a creative, interactive controller for iPhone / iPod Touch that sends Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol.

Available in the Apple App Store now.

Description

The application runs a simple cellular automaton on a grid of cells. The cells can be interacted with by touch and triggers of three different colors can be placed on the grid. The automaton can be set to five different rule-sets, from classic Game of Life to simple horizontal or vertical stepping. Triggers are fired by "alive" cells and send their state as OSC messages to a configurable host on the same Wi-Fi network. Cells and triggers can be randomized by shaking the device.

Videos

SonicLife + OSCulator + Ableton Live

Documentation

To start using SonicLife you have to configure a computer to receive the OSC messages on. In the Host field enter the hostname or IP address of that machine, these values can usually be found in the "Network Settings" or a similar control panel. In the Port field enter the port number the software on the receiving machine is set to listen for messages on. To test if your setup is working correctly you can download and install a version of Pure Data Extended for free. Open this example PD patch and set the Port field in SonicLife to 8000: