Developing Block-Movement, Physical-Model Based Objects for the Reactable

Smilen Dimitrov, Marcos Alonso, and Stefania Serafin

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper reports on a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)sponsored by the Sonic Interaction Design (SID) EuropeanCOST Action IC601.Prototypes of objects for the novel instrument Reactablewere developed, with the goal of studying sonification ofmovements on this platform using physical models. A physical model of frictional interactions between rubbed dry surfaces was used as an audio generation engine, which alloweddevelopment in two directions --- a set of objects that affordsmotions similar to sliding, and a single object aiming tosonify contact friction sound. Informal evaluation was obtained from a Reactable expert user, regarding these sets ofobjects. Experiments with the objects were also performed- related to both audio filtering, and interfacing with otherobjects for the Reactable.

Citation:

Smilen Dimitrov, Marcos Alonso, and Stefania Serafin. 2008. Developing Block-Movement, Physical-Model Based Objects for the Reactable. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179523

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Dimitrov2008,
 abstract = {This paper reports on a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)sponsored by the Sonic Interaction Design (SID) EuropeanCOST Action IC601.Prototypes of objects for the novel instrument Reactablewere developed, with the goal of studying sonification ofmovements on this platform using physical models. A physical model of frictional interactions between rubbed dry surfaces was used as an audio generation engine, which alloweddevelopment in two directions --- a set of objects that affordsmotions similar to sliding, and a single object aiming tosonify contact friction sound. Informal evaluation was obtained from a Reactable expert user, regarding these sets ofobjects. Experiments with the objects were also performed- related to both audio filtering, and interfacing with otherobjects for the Reactable.},
 address = {Genoa, Italy},
 author = {Dimitrov, Smilen and Alonso, Marcos and Serafin, Stefania},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179523},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Reactable, physical model, motion sonification, contact fric- tion },
 pages = {211--214},
 title = {Developing Block-Movement, Physical-Model Based Objects for the Reactable},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2008/nime2008_211.pdf},
 year = {2008}
}