New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Exploring Playfulness in NIME Design: The Case of Live Looping Tools

Play and playfulness compose an essential part of our lives as human beings. From childhood to adultness, playfulness is often associated with remarkable positive experiences related to fun, pleasure, intimate social activities, imagination, and …

Designing DMIs for Popular Music in the Brazilian Northeast: Lessons Learned

Regarding the design of new DMIs, it is possible to fit the majority of projects into two main cases: those developed by the academic research centers, which focus on North American and European contemporary classical and experimental music; and the …

Considering Audience's View Towards an Evaluation Methodology for Digital Musical Instruments

The authors propose the development of a more complete Digital Music Instrument (DMI) evaluation methodology, which provides structured tools for the incremental development of prototypes based on user feedback. This paper emphasizes an important but …

Towards an evaluation methodology for digital music instruments considering performer’s view: a case study

With the increasing number of initiatives concerning the design of new Digital Musical Instruments in the recent years and with the perceivable lack of methods for evaluating them, this work proposes a process for evaluating those devices considering …