Wii-bändi designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting

This thesis presents the developmental prototype of a gesturally controlled digital musical interface. It is called Wii-bändi, as it uses Nintendo Wii controllers to translate the gestures into music, and is constructed specifically for clients with a variety of physical and mental disabilities so...

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Main Author: Reed, Alexander
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Musiikin laitos, Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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spellingShingle Reed, Alexander Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting musical interface action research gestures vitality affects disabled learning schemas accelerometers Music, Mind and Technology (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Music, Mind and Technology 3054 musiikki eleet toimintatutkimus vammaiset oppiminen
title Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_alt Designing an expressive digital musical interface for group therapeutic use with disabled people
title_full Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_fullStr Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_full_unstemmed Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_short Wii-bändi
title_sort wii bändi designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_sub designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
title_txtP Wii-bändi : designing an expressive digital musical interface for therapeutic use with disabled people in a group setting
topic musical interface action research gestures vitality affects disabled learning schemas accelerometers Music, Mind and Technology (maisteriohjelma) Master's Degree Programme in Music, Mind and Technology 3054 musiikki eleet toimintatutkimus vammaiset oppiminen
topic_facet 3054 Master's Degree Programme in Music, Mind and Technology Music, Mind and Technology (maisteriohjelma) accelerometers action research disabled eleet gestures learning schemas musical interface musiikki oppiminen toimintatutkimus vammaiset vitality affects
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