Symbolic objects in a networked gestural sound interface

Authors:
Eric Kabisch;Amanda Williams;Paul Dourish
Affiliations:
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA;University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA;University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Venue:
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2005

Citing 5
Cited 4

Experiences with the alternate reality kit: an example of the tension between literalism and magic

CHI '87 Proceedings of the SIGCHI/GI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems and Graphics Interface
Tangible bits: towards seamless interfaces between people, bits and atoms

Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human factors in computing systems
"...a load of ould boxology!"

DIS '02 Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
'Ensemble': playing with sensors and sound

CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The Beatbug network: a rhythmic system for interdependent group collaboration

NIME '02 Proceedings of the 2002 conference on New interfaces for musical expression

Sonic panoramas: experiments with interactive landscape image sonification

Proceedings of the 2005 international conference on Augmented tele-existence
Encouraging witting participation and performance in digital live art

BCS-HCI '07 Proceedings of the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: HCI...but not as we know it - Volume 1
Tangible User Interfaces: Past, Present, and Future Directions

Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction
From interaction to participation: configuring space through embodied interaction

UbiComp'05 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Ubiquitous Computing

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.00

Visualization

Abstract

SignalPlay is a sensor-based interactive sound environment in which familiar objects encourage exploration and discovery of sound interfaces through the process of play. Embedded wireless sensors form a network that detects gestural motion as well as environmental factors such as light and magnetic field. Human interactions with the sensors and with each other cause both immediate and systemic changes in a spatialized soundscape. Our investigation highlights the interplay between expected object-behavior associations and new modes of interaction with everyday objects. Here we present observations on embodied network interaction and suggest opportunities for further investigation in this field.