1. NIME2011 - 11th International Conference
New Interfaces for Musical Expression
27 May - 1 June 2011, Oslo, Norway
Travel Report
July 11, 2011
Matti Luhtala
VTT Technical Research Centre
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NIME 2011
Place: University of Oslo
International Conference on New Interfaces for
Musical Expression.
The NIME conference started out as a workshop at
the Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Systems (CHI) in 2001.
http://www.nime2011.org/
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Pre-NIME Workshop - urMus
urMus is specifically designed for mobile devices (iPhone and Android).
Real time patching environment.
Designed for Malleability.
Easy to enter, deep to master.
Visual interface programming via LUA language, similar to Processing.
See more at http://urmus.eecs.umich.edu/
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Pre-NIME Workshop - Auditory Augmentation of
Everyday Objects with Near Real-time Data
Auditory augmentation is a design and development paradigm for the creation
of unobtrusive data representation layers that enhance the sonic characteristic of
arbitrary physical objects.
Unobtrusive, partly because of activity-driven feedback, Pleasing, non-
permanent sound scape.
See more at http://tangibleauditoryinterfaces.de/
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Pre-NIME Workshop - Auditory Augmentation of
Everyday Objects with Near Real-time Data
Possible usage situations
With typewriter.
Measuring mood of the person
typing. (E.g) body temperature
and other physiological states.
In offices and museums.
Other real time data drivers:
time of the day, urgency etc.
Challenge: how to measure
artist’s cultural impact in real time
(is it near then at all ?) http://vimeo.com/19581079
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NIME Conference Highlights
Keynote by David Rokeby - Adventures in Phy-gital Space
Some of the discussed themes
Control system or space
engagement.
Demonstration or Performance.
Is it enough if an interactive
system takes a performer to a
place they would not otherwise
go?
Hopefully video of the keynote
will be available soon.
See also a blog writing of
Rokeby’s keynote speech writing
by Charles Céleste Hutchins:
http://celesteh.blogspot.com/2011/05/live-blogging-nime-keynote-adventures.html
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NIME Conference Highlights
MindBox Media Slot Machine
MindBox was presented at Sonic
Interaction Design exhibition.
According the creators, the
installation attracts visitors' senses
offering a joyful gambling- game
around musical, choreographical
and cinematographical elements as
dance & beat-boxing.
The latter expression describes a
form of vocal percussion from which
the installation derives its title. See video of the MindBox at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpb4s2VpnCk
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NIME Conference Highligts
Poster session - Designing a Music Performance Space for
Persons with Intellectual Learning Disabilities*
*Luhtala, M., Kymäläinen,T & Plomp, J. (0). Designing Music Performance Space
for Persons with Intellectual Learning Disabilities. NIME 0, Oslo, Norway: ACM.