250A FirstIdeas 2013
Contents
- 1 Parameters of Musical Instrument/Controller Design
- 2 Danger Zones
- 3 Alon Devorah
- 4 Andrew Forsyth
- 5 Brandon Cheung
- 6 Brie Bunge
- 7 Cooper Newby
- 8 Dan Somen
- 9 David Bordow
- 10 David Grunzweig
- 11 Elliot Kermit-Canfield
- 12 Emily Graber
- 13 Erich Peske
- 14 Gabriele Carotti-Sha
- 15 Gina Collecchia
- 16 Justin Li
- 17 Kevin McElroy
- 18 Kunal Datta
- 19 Micah Arvey
- 20 Michael Mendoza
- 21 Pablo Castellanos Macin
- 22 Robert Shin
- 23 Rooney Pitchford
- 24 Sophia Westwood
- 25 Zach Saraf
Parameters of Musical Instrument/Controller Design
Teaches you something
Jammability/Plays well with others
Coolness for Musician/Garners Attention
Sense of Humor/Surprise
Dance while playing
unique sound
does something the human body can't do
souvenier
awareness augmentuation
Ritual
Ritual/Play
Community
Learnability/Hope
Looks - allignment with purpose
Appropriate resonator
Tactile feel and quality
Tactile feedback for precision
Gesture influenced timbre and dynamics
Precision of notes
Extendability and flexibility
Durability
Ease of Use
Fun
Availability
Context in Daily Life
Rock and Roll
Expressivity
Sense of Wonder
Pressure Sensitivity
Dynamic Range
Musical Range
Good Sensors
Value
Robustness
Control
Affordability
Portability
Modularity
Personalization
Danger Zones
Technology Failure
Moving parts
Temperature/light humidity, noise, electronic field instability
Long metal or long cables
Physics
Feature Creep
One-off parts
Overextension of:
computer power
time
$
skills
==Minimum Viable Product
Need
Want
Nice to have
Alon Devorah
Andrew Forsyth
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Brandon Cheung
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Brie Bunge
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Dan Somen
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Kevin McElroy
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Pablo Castellanos Macin
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