PocoPoco: A Kinetic Musical Interface With Electro-Magnetic Levitation Units

Yuya Kikukawa, Takaharu Kanai, Tatsuhiko Suzuki, Toshiki Yoshiike, Tetsuaki Baba, and Kumiko Kushiyama

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2012
• Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Keywords: musical interface, interaction design, tactile, moving, kinetic
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178301 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

We developed original solenoid actuator units with several built-in sensors, and produced a box-shaped musical inter-face ``PocoPoco'' using 16 units of them as a universal input/output device. We applied up-and-down movement of the solenoid-units and user's intuitive input to musical interface. Using transformation of the physical interface, we can apply movement of the units to new interaction design. At the same time we intend to suggest a new interface whose movement itself can attract the user.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Kikukawa2012,
 abstract = {We developed original solenoid actuator units with several built-in sensors, and produced a box-shaped musical inter-face ``PocoPoco'' using 16 units of them as a universal input/output device. We applied up-and-down movement of the solenoid-units and user's intuitive input to musical interface. Using transformation of the physical interface, we can apply movement of the units to new interaction design. At the same time we intend to suggest a new interface whose movement itself can attract the user.},
 address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
 author = {Yuya Kikukawa and Takaharu Kanai and Tatsuhiko Suzuki and Toshiki Yoshiike and Tetsuaki Baba and Kumiko Kushiyama},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178301},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {musical interface, interaction design, tactile, moving, kinetic},
 publisher = {University of Michigan},
 title = {PocoPoco: A Kinetic Musical Interface With Electro-Magnetic Levitation Units},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2012/nime2012_232.pdf},
 year = {2012}
}