Abstract
Co-located tabletop tangible user interfaces (TUIs) for music performance are known for promoting multi-player collaboration with a shared interface, yet it is still unclear how to best support the awareness of the workspace in terms of understanding individual actions and the other group members actions, in parallel. In this paper, we investigate the effects of providing auditory feedback using ambisonics spatialisation, aimed at informing users about the location of the tangibles on the tabletop surface, with groups of mixed musical backgrounds. Participants were asked to improvise music on “SoundXY4: The Art of Noise”, a tabletop system that includes sound samples inspired by Russolo’s taxonomy of noises. We compared spatialisation vs. nospatialisation conditions, and findings suggest that, when using spatialisation, there was a clearer workspace awareness, and a greater engagement in the musical activity as an immersive experience.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression |
| Pages | 40-45 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 14th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression - Goldsmith, University of London, London, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Jun 2014 → 4 Jul 2014 Conference number: 14 http://www.nime.org/nime2014/ (Link to Call for Participation) |
Publication series
| Name | |
|---|---|
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2220-4806 |
Conference
| Conference | 14th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | NIME 2014 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 30/06/14 → 4/07/14 |
| Internet address |
|