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- Falkenberg, Kjetil, Docent, 1972-, et al.
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Creating digital musical instruments with and for children: Including vocal sketching as a method for engaging in codesign
- 2020
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Ingår i: Human Technology. - : Centre of Sociological Research, NGO. - 1795-6889. ; 16:3, s. 348-371
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A class of master of science students and a group of preschool children codesigned new digital musical instruments based on workshop interviews involving vocal sketching, a method for imitating and portraying sounds. The aim of the study was to explore how the students and children would approach vocal sketching as one of several design methods. The children described musical instruments to the students using vocal sketching and other modalities (verbal, drawing, gestures). The resulting instruments built by the students were showcased at the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts in Stockholm. Although all the children tried vocal sketching during preparatory tasks, few employed the method during the workshop. However, the instruments seemed to meet the children’s expectations. Consequently, even though the vocal sketching method alone provided few design directives in the given context, we suggest that vocal sketching, under favorable circumstances, can be an engaging component that complements other modalities in codesign involving children.
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- Frid, Emma, 1988-, et al.
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Haptic Music : Exploring Whole-Body Vibrations and Tactile Sound for a Multisensory Music Installation
- 2020
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC) 2020. - Torino, Italy. ; , s. 68-75
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a study on the composition of haptic music for a multisensory installation and how composers could be aided by a preparatory workshop focusing on the perception of whole-body vibrations prior to such a composition task. Five students from a Master’s program in Music Production were asked to create haptic music for the installation Sound Forest. The students were exposed to a set of different sounds producing whole-body vibrations through a wooden platform and asked to describe perceived sensations for respective sound. Results suggested that the workshop helped the composers successfully complete the composition task and that awareness of haptic possibilities of the multisensory installation could be improved through training. Moreover, the sounds used as stimuli provided a relatively wide range of perceived sensations, ranging from pleasant to unpleasant. Considerable intra-subject differences motivate future large-scale studies on the perception of whole-body vibrations in artistic music practice.
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- Lindetorp, Hans, 1968-, et al.
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WebAudioXML : Proposing a new standard for structuring web audio
- 2020
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences. - : CERN. ; , s. 25-31, s. 25-31
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present WebAudioXML as a suggested candidate for establishing a standard for describing Web Audio configurations. The aim is to lower the barrier for artistic creators for working within web audio applications as well as providing a modular system that can integrate into larger applications. WebAudioXML provides means for making interactive music without having to learn a programming language like JavaScript and consists of an XML syntax specification and a parser. The framework has been developed with and tested by audio experts and lecturers from music production and Sound and Music Computing. Workshop participants report that WebAudioXML has potential in keeping focus on the creative process instead of web development. We argue that an XML standard for Web Audio configurations would be beneficial for modular and collaborative development and therefore recommend a wider discussion on the topic. With the discussion we aim to promote the artistic in the making of interactive audio applications.
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