MuMYO --- Evaluating and Exploring the MYO Armband for Musical Interaction

Kristian Nymoen, Mari Romarheim Haugen, and Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The MYO armband from Thalmic Labs is a complete and wireless motion and muscle sensing platform. This paper evaluates the armband's sensors and its potential for NIME applications. This is followed by a presentation of the prototype instrument MuMYO. We conclude that, despite some shortcomings, the armband has potential of becoming a new ``standard'' controller in the NIME community.

Citation

Kristian Nymoen, Mari Romarheim Haugen, and Alexander Refsum Jensenius. 2015. MuMYO --- Evaluating and Exploring the MYO Armband for Musical Interaction. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179150

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{ajenseniusb2015,
 abstract = {The MYO armband from Thalmic Labs is a complete and wireless motion and muscle sensing platform. This paper evaluates the armband's sensors and its potential for NIME applications. This is followed by a presentation of the prototype instrument MuMYO. We conclude that, despite some shortcomings, the armband has potential of becoming a new ``standard'' controller in the NIME community.},
 address = {Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA},
 author = {Nymoen, Kristian and Haugen, Mari Romarheim and Jensenius, Alexander Refsum},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179150},
 editor = {Edgar Berdahl and Jesse Allison},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {May},
 pages = {215--218},
 publisher = {Louisiana State University},
 title = {MuMYO --- Evaluating and Exploring the MYO Armband for Musical Interaction},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/nime2015_179.pdf},
 urlsuppl1 = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/179/0179-file1.mov},
 year = {2015}
}