The Migratory Patterns of People

The Migratory Patterns of People lets public transit systems play their home city like an instrument. Live GPS data from the city's bus system is imported and translated into the sonic and visual patterns of the piece. Each dot and circle on the screen represents the location of a bus on its route in the city. They also represent the notes that are playing, and as they move left or right, up or down, the notes also rise and fall, giving shape to the harmonies of the work. Two bus lines play at a time, and the route numbers currently playing are spoken aloud in multiple languages to celebrate the diversity of WeGo's ridership.