sensorb / sensegg
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SENsorb / SENsegg. Hand-held sensor based wireless controller. Assumptions assume basic knowledge systems and technologies. BASIC OVERVIEW Background Key findings of literature search so far Aims and objectives Methodology. BASIC OVERVIEW Progress so far Project plan Summary - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SENsorb/SENsegg
HAND-HELD SENSOR BASED WIRELESS CONTROLLER
ASSUMPTIONS
ASSUME BASIC KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
BASIC OVERVIEW
BackgroundKey findings of literature search so far
Aims and objectivesMethodology
BASIC OVERVIEW
Progress so farProject planSummary
Prototype and scenariosQuestions
BACKGROUND
Threeways School PlacementTechnology available and how used in the school
Technology that was needed in the school Need for flexible system
LITERATURE SEARCH AREAS
Controlling sound with interfaces, past and current developments
Networking and handling sensors and data Technology in SEN schools
LITERATURE SEARCH AREAS
Music and sound therapy in schools Designing interactions and mapping
Interface design
CONTROLLING SOUND WITH INTERFACES
Systems in useCurrent developments Popular solutions to common problems
THE SQUEEZABLES (Weinberg and Gan 2001) pressure sensors in gel-filled balls
AIRSTICK (Franco 2005)
Instrument containing array of infrared sensors
SOUNDSTONE (Bowen 2005)
Handheld wireless controller
MUSICAL BALL PROJECT (Jensensius and Voldsund 2012)
Novel spherical device with sensors
NETWORKING AND SENSORS
Comparing Bluetooth, ZigBee, and WiBree WPAN technologies (Kooker 2008) Sensor technology and remaking instruments from the past (Gallin, Sirguy 2009) Rapid DIY design of real-time instruments (Schmeder and Freed 2009)
NETWORKING AND SENSORS
Wireless sensor data collections based on Zigbee communication (Renton and Jensensius 2010)
Wireless digital/analog sensors for music and dance performance (Todoroff 2011)
TECHNOLOGY IN SEN SCHOOLS
Soundbeam (Swingler 2009) –getting better all the time paperSkoog (Skoogmusic 2013)Making music multimodally (McDowall 2009) benefits of using computer music based technology in schools
MUSIC AND SOUND THERAPY IN SCHOOLS
Music education for pupils with severe or profound and multiple difficulties (Ockelford et al 2002) Projects such as MUSE-multimedia used in special education (Farrimond et al 2011)
DESIGNING INTERACTIONS AN MAPPING
Mapping performer parameters to synthesis engines (Hunt and Wanderley 2002)
The importance of parameter mapping in electronic instrument design (Hunt et al 2003)
New digital musical instruments: control and interaction beyond the keyboard (Miranda and Wanderley 2006)
INTERFACE DESIGN
Principles for Designing Computer Music Controllers(Cook 2001)
Building low cost controllers (Jensenius et al 2005)
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Develop wireless sensor system for disabled children
PHASE 1
Requirements captureDefining unit specificationDesign prototype unitImplement prototype unitCharacterise single unit
PHASE 2
Wireless capabilityExtend to multiple unitsBench characterisation multiple unitsEvaluate system in school context
METHODOLOGY
Agile scrum rapid prototyping Qualitative case studies Using set frameworks
PROGRESS SO FAR
Initial literary search Made headway into phase 1 Prototype in development Visited Threeways school Explored some scenarios for device usage
GANTT Chart
SUMMARY
On targetStill issues such as mappingHarnessing the dataNew technology
PROTOTYPE AND SCENARIOS
EducationalDevice is used by student to triggerMusicalPitch slider with blow sensor
QUESTIONS?
References
Bowen, A.,2005. Soundstone: a 3d wireless music controller. In: Hoskinson, R., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 26-28 May 2005 Vancouver. Vancouver: NIME, 268-269.
Cook, P., 2001. Principles for designing computer music controllers. In: Poupyrey, I., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 1-2 August 2001 Seattle. Seattle: NIME. 1-4.
Farrimond, B., Gillard, D., Bott, D., Lonie, D., 2011. Engagement with technology in special education & disabled music setting. London: Youthmusic.org.
Franco, I.,2005. The airstick: a free-gesture controller using infrared sensors. In: Hoskinson, R., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 26-28 May 2005 Vancouver. Vancouver: NIME, 248-249.
Gallin, E., and Sirguy, M., 2009. Sensor technology and the remaking of instruments from the past. In: Dannenberg, R., and Sullivan, T., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 4-6 June 2009 Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: NIME. 199-202.
Hunt, A., Wanderley, M.M., 2002. Mapping performer parameters to synthesis engines. Organised sound, 7(2), 97-108.
Hunt, A., Wanderley, M.M., Paradis, M., 2003. The importance of parameter mapping in electronic instrument design. Journal of new music research. 32(4), 429 – 440.
Jensensius, A.R., Koehly, R., Wanderley, M.M., 2005. Building low cost music controllers. In: Kronland-Martinet, R., Voinier, T., Ystad, S., ed. Computer music modelling and retrieval. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 123-129.
Jensenius, A.R., Voldsund, A., 2012. The musical ball project: concept, design, development, performance. In: Essl, G.,ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 21-23 May 2012 Michigan. Michigan: NIME.
Kooker, J., 2008. Bluetooth, zigbee, and wibree: a comparison of WPAN technologies. John Hooker. Available from: http://johnkooker.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2009/05/jkooker_BTZigBeeWibree.pdf [Accessed 10/11/13].
McDowall, J., 2009. Making music mulitmodally: young children learning with music technology. International journal of learning, 16 (10), 303-315. Available from: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.2484 [Accessed 1st October 2013].
Miranda, E.R., Wanderley, M.M., 2006. New digital musical instruments: control and interaction beyond the keyboard. Vol. 21. Wisconsin: A-R Editions, Inc.
Ockelford, A., Welch, G., Zimmerman, S., 2002. Music education for pupils with severe or profound and multiple difficulties – current provision and future need. British journal of special education, 29(4), 178-182.
Renton, S., and Jensenius, A.R., 2009. Wireless sensor data collection based on zigBee
Communication. In: Beilharz, Kristy., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 15-18 June 2010 Sydney. Sydney: NIME. 368-371.
Schmeder,A., and Freed, A., 2009. A low-level embedded service architecture for rapid diy design of real-time musical instruments. In: Dannenberg, R., and Sullivan, T., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 4-6 June 2009 Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: NIME. 121-124.
Skoogmusic Ltd. 2013. Meet the Skoog [photograph]. Edinburgh: skoogmusic.com. Available from: http://www.skoogmusic.com/skoog [Accessed 10th October 2013].
Swingler, T., 2009. Getting better all the time: using music technology for learners with special needs. Australian journal of music education, 2, 49-57.
Todofoff, T., 2011. Wireless digital/analog sensors for music and dance performance. In: Jensenius, A.R., Tveit, A., Godoy, R.I., Overholt, D., ed. New interfaces for musical expression, 30th May- 1st June 2011 Oslo. Oslo: Department of musicology. 515-518.
Weinberg, G. and Gan, S.L.,2001. The squeezables: toward an expressive and interdependent multi-player musical instrument. Computer music journal, 25(2), 27-45.
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