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Meet one of the newest creations of Poi spinner Kate Riegle Van West; The Orbitar!
The Orbitar is the first multi-sensory, multimedia, poi based musical instrument. It is comprised of three components: The Satellites, sound and light generating musical instruments modeled after traditional poi, The Controllers, gloves and a headset which shape the sound and light parameters, and The Console, the receiver for the data coming from The Satellites and The Console, which ultimately creates the final audio output.
I had the honor of being the second spinner ever to try it out when I visited her in Chicago last summer and wow is it cool! She is currently working on getting funding to continue research and move on towards production in the future. Check out her website here: The Orbitar
Thanks for raising the innovation bar Kate!
