Designing for exploratory play with a hackable digital musical instrument

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McPherson, Andrew P., Chamberlain, Alan, Hazzard, Adrian, McGrath, Sean and Benford, Steve (2016) Designing for exploratory play with a hackable digital musical instrument. In: ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2016), 4-8 June 2016, Brisbane, Australia.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901831

Abstract

This paper explores the design of digital musical instruments (DMIs) for exploratory play. Based on Gaver’s principles of ludic design, we examine the ways in which people come to terms with an unfamiliar musical interface. We describe two workshops with the D-Box, a DMI designed to be modified and hacked by the user. The operation of the D-Box is de- liberately left ambiguous to encourage users to develop their own meanings and interaction techniques. During the work- shops we observed emergent patterns of exploration which re- vealed a rich process of exploratory play. We discuss our ob- servations in relation to previous literature on appropriation, ambiguity and ludic engagement, and we provide recommen- dations for the design of playful and exploratory interfaces.

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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

RIS ID:

https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/796689

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"© ACM 2016. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901831

Keywords:

Musical, Hackable, Instrument, HCI, Design, Innovation, Ludic design; ambiguity; musical instruments; exploration; play; hacking

Schools/Departments:

University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Computer Science

Identification Number:

https://doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901831

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