Digital Musical Instrument Design And Creation Instructor: Stelios Manousakis, DXARTS During this discovery seminar participants will learn to creatively appropriate commercial user-interfaces and use them as tools for artistic expression. The need for making digital technology more accessible and intuitive has been driving an ever-growing trend towards research and development of interfacing technology. In many aspects, musicians, composers and media artists are pioneers of this progression, constantly pushing forward design, usability issues and concepts. This seminar will introduce participants to the rich history of human-machine interfacing in the arts while teaching them practical skills and providing them with a platform for hands-on experimentation. By the end of the seminar, participants will have created their own musical instruments, based on software they design specifically for ‘found’ interfaces of their choice - such as gamepads, joysticks, MIDI controllers or Wii-remotes. Each participant will compose a studio-based musical piece and make a short performance using his/her instrument, solo or in a band with other participants. This seminar is ideal for students interested in music, media arts, computer science and engineering, or anyone with musical or performance interests. No prior knowledge is required. Meets: TWThF 9:30-12:00
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