NEXUS: Collaborative Performance for the Masses, Handling Instrument Interface Distribution through the Web

Jesse Allison, Yemin Oh, and Benjamin Taylor

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2013
• Location: Daejeon, Republic of Korea
• Pages: 1–6
• Keywords: NIME, distributed performance systems, Ruby on Rails, collaborative performance, distributed instruments, distributed interface, HTML5, browser based interface
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178461 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

Distributed performance systems present many challenges to the artist inmanaging performance information, distribution and coordination of interface tomany users, and cross platform support to provide a reasonable level ofinteraction to the widest possible user base.Now that many features of HTML 5 are implemented, powerful browser basedinterfaces can be utilized for distribution across a variety of static andmobile devices. The author proposes leveraging the power of a web applicationto handle distribution of user interfaces and passing interactions via OSC toand from realtime audio/video processing software. Interfaces developed in thisfashion can reach potential performers by distributing a unique user interfaceto any device with a browser anywhere in the world.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Allison2013,
 abstract = {Distributed performance systems present many challenges to the artist inmanaging performance information, distribution and coordination of interface tomany users, and cross platform support to provide a reasonable level ofinteraction to the widest possible user base.Now that many features of HTML 5 are implemented, powerful browser basedinterfaces can be utilized for distribution across a variety of static andmobile devices. The author proposes leveraging the power of a web applicationto handle distribution of user interfaces and passing interactions via OSC toand from realtime audio/video processing software. Interfaces developed in thisfashion can reach potential performers by distributing a unique user interfaceto any device with a browser anywhere in the world.},
 address = {Daejeon, Republic of Korea},
 author = {Jesse Allison and Yemin Oh and Benjamin Taylor},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178461},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {NIME, distributed performance systems, Ruby on Rails, collaborative performance, distributed instruments, distributed interface, HTML5, browser based interface},
 month = {May},
 pages = {1--6},
 publisher = {Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST},
 title = {NEXUS: Collaborative Performance for the Masses, Handling Instrument Interface Distribution through the Web},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2013/nime2013_287.pdf},
 year = {2013}
}