Newton-Dunn, Henry, Nakano, Hiroaki, Gibson, James

2003

Block Jam: A Tangible Interface for Interactive Music

Journal of New Music Research: Vol. 32, No. 4. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger: 383-393.
Also published in: Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME-03). Montréal, Canada: 170-177.

URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09298215.asp

Language(s): English

Keyword(s):

Controller ,  Data Tracking ,  Interface ,  Interactive Instruments

Abstract:

In this article, the authors present ’Block Jam’, a user interface that controls a sequencer which interprets the user’s arrangement of the blocks as meaningful musical phrases and structures.