Game Design for Expressive Mobile Music

Ge Wang

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This article presents observations and strategies for designing game-like elements for expressive mobile musical interactions. The designs of several popular commercial mobile music instruments are discussed and compared, along with the different ways they integrate musical information and game-like elements. In particular, issues of designing goals, rules, and interactions are balanced with articulating expressiveness. These experiences aim to invite and engage users with game design while maintaining and encouraging open-ended musical expression and exploration. A set of observations is derived, leading to a broader design motivation and philosophy.

Citation:

Ge Wang. 2016. Game Design for Expressive Mobile Music. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176141

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Wang2016,
 abstract = {This article presents observations and strategies for designing
game-like elements for expressive mobile musical interactions. The designs of
several popular commercial mobile music instruments are discussed and compared,
along with the different ways they integrate musical information and game-like
elements. In particular, issues of designing goals, rules, and interactions are
balanced with articulating expressiveness. These experiences aim to invite and
engage users with game design while maintaining and encouraging open-ended
musical expression and exploration. A set of observations is derived, leading to
a broader design motivation and philosophy.},
 address = {Brisbane, Australia},
 author = {Ge Wang},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176141},
 isbn = {978-1-925455-13-7},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {182--187},
 publisher = {Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University},
 title = {Game Design for Expressive Mobile Music},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2016/nime2016_paper0038.pdf},
 year = {2016}
}