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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 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2007_Bennett,
author = {Bennett, Peter and Ward, Nicholas and O'Modhrain, Sile and Rebelo, Pedro},
title = {DAMPER : A Platform for Effortful Interface Development},
pages = {273--276},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2007},
address = {New York City, NY, United States},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177041},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2007/nime2007_273.pdf},
keywords = {Effortful Interaction. Haptics. Laban Analysis. Physicality. HCI. },
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. }
}