DAMPER : A Platform for Effortful Interface Development

Peter Bennett, Nicholas Ward, Sile O'Modhrain, and Pedro Rebelo

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper proposes that the physicality of an instrument be considered an important aspect in the design of new interfaces for musical expression. The use of Laban's theory of effort in the design of new effortful interfaces, in particular looking at effortspace modulation, is investigated, and a platform for effortful interface development (named the DAMPER) is described. Finally, future work is described and further areas of research are highlighted.

Citation

Peter Bennett, Nicholas Ward, Sile O'Modhrain, and Pedro Rebelo. 2007. DAMPER : A Platform for Effortful Interface Development. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177041

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Bennett2007,
 abstract = {This paper proposes that the physicality of an instrument be considered an important aspect in the design of new interfaces for musical expression. The use of Laban's theory of effort in the design of new effortful interfaces, in particular looking at effortspace modulation, is investigated, and a platform for effortful interface development (named the DAMPER) is described. Finally, future work is described and further areas of research are highlighted. },
 address = {New York City, NY, United States},
 author = {Bennett, Peter and Ward, Nicholas and O'Modhrain, Sile and Rebelo, Pedro},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177041},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Effortful Interaction. Haptics. Laban Analysis. Physicality. HCI. },
 pages = {273--276},
 title = {DAMPER : A Platform for Effortful Interface Development},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2007/nime2007_273.pdf},
 year = {2007}
}