MimesisInstitute

Project

Performance OS (SCYLLA/CHARYBDIS) (working title)

SCYLLA/CHARYBDIS is a live performance operating system for collective sensing, performer telemetry, and public interpretation in shared space.

Working TitleThis page documents the current working title and interface direction while systems, naming, and protocol language continue to evolve.

Sensing Array Interface

SCYLLA/CHARYBDIS sensing array console with live timeseries, crowd metaball visualization, performer telemetry, and participant field rendering.
Concept render of the SCYLLA/CHARYBDIS sensing array interface and spatial telemetry field.

System Outline

The system combines venue sensing, performer channels, and crowd-state modeling to support responsive composition, facilitation, and post-performance analysis.

Input Channels

  • Occupancy heatmap
  • Floor pressure
  • Audio and echolocation traces
  • Depth camera volume maps

Derived Layers

  • Crowd metaball state field
  • Participant cylinder tracking
  • Performer telemetry (movement, voice, footsteps, speaking time)
  • Session timeline and replay controls

Research and Open Source Direction

Our direction is to release modular components of this stack as open-source infrastructure for artists, institutions, and independent labs working on embodied AI and collective sensing.

Follow repository updates at github.com/mimesis-institute.