AudioCubes: a distributed cube tangible interface based on interaction range for sound design

  • Authors:
  • Bert Schiettecatte;Jean Vanderdonckt

  • Affiliations:
  • Percussa Inc., Oudenaardse Steenweg, Belgium and Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium;Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belgium

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

AudioCubes is a novel tangible user interface allowing any person interested by sound design such as sound creators, and music trainers to intuitively explore and create dynamically changing sound. A new sound is created by manipulating distributed cube tangible user interface that can be coupled wirelessly by locating them in the interaction range of each other on a table. At any time, a sound processing network combines operational properties of AudioCubes, such as location on a plane or in space, movement, arrangement with other cubes, and layout. Sound algorithm parameters and the configuration of the sound processing network can be changed simultaneously, allowing a fast and convenient exploration of sound creation space that creates a new interaction technique for creating sounds.