Gestural Musical Affordances
Date
2012Abstract
This paper is a comparative study of gestural interaction
with musical sound, designed to gain insight into the notion
of musical affordance on interactive music systems.
We conducted an interview base user study trialing three
accelerometer based devices, an iPhone, a Wii-mote, and
an Axivity Wax prototype, with four kinds of musical
sound, including percussion, stringed instruments, and
voice recordings. The accelerometers from the devices
were mapped to computer based sound synthesis parameters.
By using consistent mappings across different source
sounds, and performing them from the three different
devices, users experienced forms of physical, sonic, and
cultural affordance, that combine to form what we term
musical affordance.
Description
In collaboration with Newcastle Culture Lab and Goldsmiths University
Citation : Tanaka, A., Spowage, N. and Altavilla, A. (2012) Gestural Musical Affordances. Sound and Music Computing Conference Proceedings 2012 , 11-14 July 2012, Aalborg University Copenhagen
Research Group : Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre
Peer Reviewed : Yes
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