As part of my application to the University of Washington’s DXARTS PhD program, I have written a proposal for the next phase of the robotcowboy project:

The paper proposes the Wearable Audio/Visual Unit project which
aims to provide a uniform embedded wearable computer platform for
live audio/visual performance. Targeted at the “do-it-yourself” per-
former with limited technical expertise and resources, this device will
be designed using commercially available hardware, utilize open source
software, and be made available as plans, software downloads, and
collaboration through an online community. It is hoped that such an
alternative to both the laptop computer and stacks of audio gear will
change the nature of future live performance.

The Wearable Audio/Visual Unit: A Platform for Embodied Computer Performance (pdf)