http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/blog/2009/03/18/there-is-another-music-game-in-here-somewhere/ Geeks making the world a bit better Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/blog/2009/03/18/there-is-another-music-game-in-here-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-45280 Chris Frisina Thu, 21 May 2009 03:52:35 +0000 http://wwwx.cs.unc.edu/~gb/wp/?p=476#comment-45280 Michael Stewart has mentioned you many times throughout his career. Anyway we discussed this blog a while ago and I figured I would give you my two cents about it. I was thinking that making a Theremin-like tool/instrument, that instead of manipulating the electromagnetic field, it could measure the position of the human anatomy or extremity, and play back an associated song/tone/piece of recording, based on the position. This could associate with user skill level, with the basic having only a judgment of whether or not you are moving, and playing chronological sounds to a song (like what basic toddler toys encompass, where as long as the toddler hits a button, it will progress throughout the song), to advanced levels where the user could manipulate several pre-recorded sounds to make her/his own song. Don't know if the Theremin is the correct technology, or if the technology in the infrared keyboard (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biztoolbelt.com/uploads/5CellulonCL850VirtualKeyboard.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biztoolbelt.com/2006/08/lightly_typing_the_cellulon_cl.html&h=300&w=400&sz=119&tbnid=c_KlH0mfv7IhwM::&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinfrared%2Bkeyboard&hl=en&usg=__bhWO9TeT968_PPCScr9dGuzrZ9E=&ei=Rs8USpTCKdnJtgei7ZTbDA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=6&ct=image) would measure the correct body placement. This would be similar to an air-drummer? instead of an air guitar if you understand my idea correctly. The games would be easy ( I assume) but could have similar applications like what Michael did with DDR and the kids. Michael Stewart has mentioned you many times throughout his career. Anyway we discussed this blog a while ago and I figured I would give you my two cents about it. I was thinking that making a Theremin-like tool/instrument, that instead of manipulating the electromagnetic field, it could measure the position of the human anatomy or extremity, and play back an associated song/tone/piece of recording, based on the position. This could associate with user skill level, with the basic having only a judgment of whether or not you are moving, and playing chronological sounds to a song (like what basic toddler toys encompass, where as long as the toddler hits a button, it will progress throughout the song), to advanced levels where the user could manipulate several pre-recorded sounds to make her/his own song. Don’t know if the Theremin is the correct technology, or if the technology in the infrared keyboard (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biztoolbelt.com/uploads/5CellulonCL850VirtualKeyboard.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biztoolbelt.com/2006/08/lightly_typing_the_cellulon_cl.html&h=300&w=400&sz=119&tbnid=c_KlH0mfv7IhwM::&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dinfrared%2Bkeyboard&hl=en&usg=__bhWO9TeT968_PPCScr9dGuzrZ9E=&ei=Rs8USpTCKdnJtgei7ZTbDA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=6&ct=image) would measure the correct body placement. This would be similar to an air-drummer? instead of an air guitar if you understand my idea correctly. The games would be easy ( I assume) but could have similar applications like what Michael did with DDR and the kids.

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