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The Kitsch-Instrument: Hackable Robotic Music

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Jiffer Harriman,

Michael Theodore,

Mark GrossAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 141 - 144

https://doi.org/10.1145/2677199.2680593

Published: 15 January 2015 Publication History

Abstract

We present a modular tangible user interface system and corresponding actuators for creating music with everyday objects. Users create percussive patterns by controlling algorithmic parameters, or by directly playing the interface. Various mechanical solutions allow users to investigate physical objects as sound sources. A standalone physical interface and an associated graphical programming environment enable different levels of user engagement and hardware/software transparency. We discuss a tool space in-between open and closed design concepts, as well as the physical and software design of the Kitsch-Instrument itself. We also describe recent interactions with the interface at a public event and discuss future plans.

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DOI:10.1145/2677199

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Fukuda A(2021)Onomatangiplay : A Game Experience with a Tangible Auditory User Interface Created by Representing Game Effects with a Real-world Sound SourceExtended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411763.3451853(1-4)Online publication date: 8-May-2021
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