Designing for exploratory play with a hackable digital musical instrument

Designing for exploratory play with a hackable digital musical instrument

This paper explores the design of digital musical instruments (DMIs) for exploratory play. Based on Gaver’s principles of ludic design, we examine the ways in which people come to terms with an unfamiliar musical interface. We describe two workshops with the D-Box, a DMI designed to be modified and...

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Main Authors: McPherson, Andrew P., Chamberlain, Alan, Hazzard, Adrian, McGrath, Sean, Benford, Steve
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: ACM 2016
Subjects:
Musical
Hackable
Instrument
HCI
Design
Innovation
Ludic design; ambiguity; musical instruments; exploration; play; hacking
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33165/

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