Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping

Kristian Nymoen, Sichao Song, Yngve Hafting, and Jim Torresen

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

We present Funky Sole Music, a musical interface employing a sole embedded with three force sensitive resistors in combination with a novel algorithm for continuous movement classification. A heuristics-based music engine has been implemented, allowing users to control high-level parameters of the musical output. This provides a greater degree of control to users without musical expertise compared to what they get with traditional media playes. By using the movement classification result not as a direct control action in itself, but as a way to change mapping spaces and musical sections, the control possibilities offered by the simple interface are greatly increased.

Citation:

Kristian Nymoen, Sichao Song, Yngve Hafting, and Jim Torresen. 2014. Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178895

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{knymoen12014,
 abstract = {We present Funky Sole Music, a musical interface employing a sole embedded with three force sensitive resistors in combination with a novel algorithm for continuous movement classification. A heuristics-based music engine has been implemented, allowing users to control high-level parameters of the musical output. This provides a greater degree of control to users without musical expertise compared to what they get with traditional media playes. By using the movement classification result not as a direct control action in itself, but as a way to change mapping spaces and musical sections, the control possibilities offered by the simple interface are greatly increased.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Kristian Nymoen and Sichao Song and Yngve Hafting and Jim Torresen},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178895},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {299--302},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_289.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}