Abstract
Based on the concepts of RoboMusic and Modular
Playware, we developed a system composed of modular
playware devices, which allow any user to perform music
in a simple, interactive manner. The key features
exploited from the Modular Playware approach are
modularity, flexibility, and construction, immediate
feedback to stimulate engagement, creative exploration
of play activities, and in some cases activity design by
end-users (e.g. DJ’s). We exemplify the approach with
the development of 11 rock genres and 6 pop music
pieces for modular I-BLOCKS, which are exhibited and
in daily use at the Rock Me exhibition and used at several
international music events in Japan and USA. A key
finding is that the professional music design is essential
for the development of primitives in a musical behaviourbased
system and this professional aesthetics is necessary
for engaging the users in the activity of assembling and
coordinating these ‘professional’ musical primitives. The
paper describes, explores and discusses this concept.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics (AROB'10) |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 15th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics 2010 - Oita, Japan Duration: 4 Feb 2010 → 6 Feb 2010 Conference number: 15 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics 2010 |
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| Number | 15 |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Oita |
| Period | 04/02/2010 → 06/02/2010 |