Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words

Chaeryeong Oh, Dayoung Lee, and Alexandria Smith

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

DoongDoong.club introduces a unique musical metaverse, where participants collaboratively create real-time music with Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a distinctive sound source. A line rotating clockwise on a vast disc-shaped space scans objects and generates individual sounds from each object. As a New Interface for Musical Expression (NIME), DoongDoong.club enables users of all musical levels to make music in real-time collaboratively, addressing entry barriers heightened by the rapid shift from in-person to online collaboration during the pandemic. This study dissects elements of DoongDoong.club to show how they contribute to the musical metaverse. Y2K graphic style blends optimistic futurism with a touch of 2000s nostalgia. Emoji-based objects play Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic word recordings, enriching cultural and rhythmic nuances in compositions. Additionally, DoongDoong.club’s Cul-de-Sac aligns with 2010’s metafiction trends while showcasing its transition into the metaverse. This exploration emphasizes the platform’s innovative contributions, featuring Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a central, unique sound element.

Citation

Chaeryeong Oh, Dayoung Lee, and Alexandria Smith. 2024. Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13904973 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@article{nime2024_91,
 abstract = {DoongDoong.club introduces a unique musical metaverse, where participants collaboratively create real-time music with Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a distinctive sound source. A line rotating clockwise on a vast disc-shaped space scans objects and generates individual sounds from each object. As a New Interface for Musical Expression (NIME), DoongDoong.club enables users of all musical levels to make music in real-time collaboratively, addressing entry barriers heightened by the rapid shift from in-person to online collaboration during the pandemic. This study dissects elements of DoongDoong.club to show how they contribute to the musical metaverse. Y2K graphic style blends optimistic futurism with a touch of 2000s nostalgia. Emoji-based objects play Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic word recordings, enriching cultural and rhythmic nuances in compositions. Additionally, DoongDoong.club’s Cul-de-Sac aligns with 2010’s metafiction trends while showcasing its transition into the metaverse. This exploration emphasizes the platform’s innovative contributions, featuring Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a central, unique sound element.},
 address = {Utrecht, Netherlands},
 articleno = {91},
 author = {Chaeryeong Oh and Dayoung Lee and Alexandria Smith},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.13904973},
 editor = {S M Astrid Bin and Courtney N. Reed},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {September},
 numpages = {5},
 pages = {622--626},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/rgEHgOZqbZ8?si=WQvWUJsWO1ZPP3vL},
 title = {Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2024/nime2024_91.pdf},
 year = {2024}
}