`PegLegs in Music' Processing the Effort Generated by Levels of Expressive Gesturing in Music

Lisa McElligott, Edward Dixon, and Michelle Dillon

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

  • Year: 2002
  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
  • Pages: 126–130
  • Keywords: Gesture, weight distribution, effort, expression, intent, movement, 3D sensing pressure, force, sensor, resolution, control device, sound, music, input.
  • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176446 (Link to paper)
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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the possibility of augmenting existing musical performance by using a novel sensing device termed 'PegLeg'. This device interprets the movements and motions of a musician during play by allowing the musician to manipulate a sensor in three dimensions. A force sensitive surface allows us to detect, interpret and interface the subtle but integral element of physical "effort" in music playing. This device is designed to extend the musicians control over any given instrument, granting an additional means of 'playing' that would previously have been impossible - granting an additional limb to extend their playing potential - a PegLeg...

Citation

Lisa McElligott, Edward Dixon, and Michelle Dillon. 2002. `PegLegs in Music' Processing the Effort Generated by Levels of Expressive Gesturing in Music. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176446

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{McElligott2002,
 abstract = {In this paper we discuss the possibility of augmenting existing musical performance by using a novel sensing device termed 'PegLeg'. This device interprets the movements and motions of a musician during play by allowing the musician to manipulate a sensor in three dimensions. A force sensitive surface allows us to detect, interpret and interface the subtle but integral element of physical "effort" in music playing. This device is designed to extend the musicians control over any given instrument, granting an additional means of 'playing' that would previously have been impossible - granting an additional limb to extend their playing potential - a PegLeg...},
 address = {Dublin, Ireland},
 author = {McElligott, Lisa and Dixon, Edward and Dillon, Michelle},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 date = {24-26 May, 2002},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176446},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Gesture, weight distribution, effort, expression, intent, movement, 3D sensing pressure, force, sensor, resolution, control device, sound, music, input.},
 pages = {126--130},
 title = {`PegLegs in Music' Processing the Effort Generated by Levels of Expressive Gesturing in Music},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2002/nime2002_126.pdf},
 year = {2002}
}