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Authors:

Linnea Kirby, Christiana Rose, Jeremy Cooperstock, Marcelo Wanderley

Publication or Conference Title:

Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME2025)

Abstract:

This paper introduces HAND?CS, a new interface for interdisciplinary expression for music, movement, and light. Our interface augments a pedagogical interface for hand-balancing, Haptics-Assisted iNversions Device (HAND), and transforms it into one for artistic expression. It draws upon Licklider’s concept of man-computer symbiosis, specifically the commensalism form of symbiosis. HAND?CS strives to embody a performance apparatus and system with symbiotic connectivity between performer and interface. This paper discusses the inspiration and background for such a system pulling from the fields of human-computer interaction (HCI), music technology and new interfaces for musical expression (NIME), and circus arts. In addition, it defines the design and implementation, evaluation of the prototype of HAND?CS, and future work.

Publication Details:

Type:	Conference Paper
Date:	07/01/2025
Pages:	280-286
Location:	Canberra, Australia