thesis prototypes

esis Development | Instructor Jennifer Bove | Russ Maschmeyer | SVA MFA Interaction Design ‘11

Music & Gesture

P R E S E N T A T I O N 3

About Music

Music is made of patterns.

Music is made of Interesting patterns.changing

About Musicians

Technique1

Expression2

About Instruments

Traditional

Expr

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ity

Technique

Sweet Spot

Digital

PianoViolin/Viola/Cello

Guitar

Drum SetFlute

Recorder

Bass Guitar

Saxophone

Drum Machine / Sequencer

SampleriPhone/iPad Apps

Step SequencerTenori-On

Reactable

Digital Keyboard

I’m making a gestural instrumentfor the creation of computer musicto be used by computer musiciansso they can easily improvise expression

Hoop

Magnitude of MovementSpeed of MovementPeriodicity of Movement

G E S T U R E

IntensityVelocityTempo

MagnitudeSpeedPeriodicity

G E S T U R E M U S I C

INPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT SEQUENCER

tempovelocityintensity

COMPUTER

pixels

amplitudesfrequencies

periodicityspeedmagnitude

notesample

tempo

intensity

intensity

intensity

intensity

Aqwire

Speed of MovementHand Position(X/Y)Baton Position (Tip)Periodicity of MovementPosture of hand (Open/Close)

G E S T U R E

G E S T U R E M U S I C

SpeedHand PositionBaton PositionPeriodicityPosture

EnvelopePanning/VolVibrato/BendTempoSlide

INPUT

OUTPUT SEQUENCER

envelopepanning/volvibrato/bendtemposlide

COMPUTER

pixels

amplitudesfrequencies

speedhand positionbaton positionperiodicityposture

note(s)

Instrument Concepts

B U S I N E S S F R A M E W O R K S

license

partner

integrate

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