dbn nokia n8 push application
DESCRIPTION
A hack project for Nokia N8 PUSH competitionTRANSCRIPT
dBn stands for ‘drum’ ‘bass’ and ‘nokia’. Our hack was in-
spired by the ‘drum and bass - (DNB)’ genere which is a
type of rave music that originally emerged in the mid 1990s.
The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats (typically
between 160–190 bpm), with heavy bass and sub-bass lines.
Drum and bass began as an offshoot of the United Kingdom
rave scene of the very early 1990s. Over the first decade
of its existence, the incorporation of elements from vari-
ous musical genres led to many permutations in its overall
style1.
dBn encourages a funfilled physical user experience by al-
lowing users to generate customized drum and bass beats in
their very own style. They can dance, jump, walk, skip or
simply tap to create amazing beats through this fashionable
hack for the Nokia N8.
The hack is designed around a pair of shoes fitted with
sensors and a micro controller which are then hardwired
into the nokia handheld device. The thick, colorful cables
running from the shoes to the device bring out a sense of
physicality and reflect upon the retro fashion. A granular
audio synthesizer and sequencer software is loaded onto the
handheld device. Pre-loaded samples will be associated with
the input from the sensors which can then be mixed and audio
can be output through headphones or transmitted to loud-
speakers with an other colorful cable.
Once the shoes are hardwired to the device, the users can
tune their shoes for a short duration by moving their feet
in different directions. Each movement creates a unique
sound! Once the tuning session has completed the users can
move their feet in any way to generate customized drum and
bass beats.
Introduction
Overview
Hackware
Project Status & Future
We are currently developing a proof-of-concept prototype
of the dBn hack. In the future we would like to extend the
prototype with different genres and sensors.
The link to our awesome teaser video is available @
http://unitedchipmonks.wordpress.com/dbn/
reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_and_bass
Interface
Three design students from the Royal College of Art and Im-
perial College London doing a double masters in Innovation
Design Engineering (IDE). We are currently in the 2nd year
of our program and working on a group project that is aimed
at creating fresh interfaces between the human boady and
digital consumer electronics.
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=(0_1)= Sly - is a hacker
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=(o_0)= Tina - is an industrial designer
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=(o_0)= Mohammed - is a mechanical engineer
we all like technology.. sometimes a bit too much!
Who We Are