HomeOrgel: interactive music box for the aural representation of home activities

Authors:
Maho Oki;Koji Tsukada;Kazutaka Kurihara;Itiro Siio
Affiliations:
Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan;JST PRESTO & Ochanomizu University, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan;National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, Japan;Ochanomizu University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Venue:
Proceedings of the 10th asia pacific conference on Computer human interaction
Year:
2012

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Abstract

We propose a music-box-type interface, "HomeOrgel", that can express various activities in the home using sound. Users can also control the volume and content using common methods for controlling a music box: opening the cover and winding the spring. Users can hear the sounds of past home activities, such as cooking and the opening/closing of doors with the background music (BGM) mechanism of the music box. We developed the HomeOrgel device and installed it in an actual house. We also verify the effectiveness of our system through evaluation and discussion.