TY - GEN
T1 - BodyMusic
T2 - 2005 ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE '05
AU - Ip, Horace H. S.
AU - Kwong, Belton
AU - Law, Ken C. K.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This paper presents the design and development of a novel framework for interactive body-driven music composition. This framework consists of three layers and we call the resulting system, BodyMusic. BodyMusic acts as a cyber instrument that enables both musicians and music laypersons to interactively and intuitively control and compose the tonality and the melody of the music through body motions without real musical instruments. This work is an innovative approach that enables users to dynamically generate music through their body motions and gestures without chronic learning and training. BodyMusic can be used in entertainment and can also be used for music education in primary schools. Music theories are embedded in the design so that melody flow and musical expressions including the pitch, rhythm and volume of the melody can be varied in real time.
AB - This paper presents the design and development of a novel framework for interactive body-driven music composition. This framework consists of three layers and we call the resulting system, BodyMusic. BodyMusic acts as a cyber instrument that enables both musicians and music laypersons to interactively and intuitively control and compose the tonality and the melody of the music through body motions without real musical instruments. This work is an innovative approach that enables users to dynamically generate music through their body motions and gestures without chronic learning and training. BodyMusic can be used in entertainment and can also be used for music education in primary schools. Music theories are embedded in the design so that melody flow and musical expressions including the pitch, rhythm and volume of the melody can be varied in real time.
KW - automated music composition and generation
KW - BodyMusic
KW - human-computer interface
KW - interactive music system
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U2 - 10.1145/1178477.1178542
DO - 10.1145/1178477.1178542
M3 - RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)
SN - 1595931104
SN - 9781595931108
VL - 265
SP - 342
EP - 345
BT - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Y2 - 15 June 2005 through 17 June 2005
ER -