Puppets Speak

On Wednesday, June 15, Fishbon Event Lab operatives again experimented with Doppler radar motion sensors to vary the pitch of digitally altered audio, but this time with a twist. To make it more real or ridiculous as the case may be, a puppet with a seedy reputation (Mervyn Ruddles, carnival promoter and all around slimy character) was placed in front of the sensor. This made it seem, to the gullible, that Ruddles was making the odd sounds that eminated from the oversized speakers behind an orange curtain. When Lab denizens approached the figure, a series of odd electronic sound were heard. The closer and faster the approach, the higher the pitch. This made it possible to actually modulate the sounds with motion and make it seem like Mr. Ruddles was speaking in some objectionable language. After the experiments music and videos rounded off the festivities.