Issues and techniques for collaborative music making on multi-touch surfaces

Robin Laney, Chris Dobbyn, Anna Xambó, Mattia Schirosa, Dorothy Miell, Karen Littleton, Nick Dalton

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Abstract

A range of systems exist for collaborative music making on multi-touch surfaces. Some of them have been highly successful, but currently there is no systematic way of designing them, to maximise collaboration for a particular user group. We are particularly interested in systems that will engage novices and experts. We designed a simple application in an initial attempt to clearly analyse some of the issues. Our application allows groups of users to express themselves in collaborative music making using pre-composed materials. User studies were video recorded and analysed using two techniques derived from Grounded Theory and Content Analysis. A questionnaire was also conducted and evaluated. Findings suggest that the application affords engaging interaction. Enhancements for collaborative music making on multi-touch surfaces are discussed. Finally, future work on the prototype is proposed to maximise engagement.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010
Event7th Sound and Music Computing Conference - Barcelona
Duration: 1 Jul 2010 → …

Conference

Conference7th Sound and Music Computing Conference
Period1/07/10 → …

Keywords

  • collaborative music
  • multi-touch surfaces
  • engagement
  • evaluation
  • musical interface

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