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Documentation and Replicability in the NIME Community

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John Sullivan

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Authors:

Filipe Calegario, João Tragtenberg, Christian Frisson, Eduardo Meneses, Joseph Malloch, Vincent Cusson, Marcelo M. Wanderley

Publication or Conference Title:

Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2021).

Abstract:

In this paper, we discuss the importance of replicability in Digital Musical Instrument (DMI) design and the NIME community. Replication enables us to: create new artifacts based on existing ones, experiment DMIs in different contexts and cultures, and validate obtained results from evaluations. We investigate how the papers present artifact documentation and source code by analyzing the NIME proceedings from 2018, 2019, and 2020. We argue that the presence and the quality of documentation are good indicators of replicability and can be beneficial for the NIME community. Finally, we discuss the importance of documentation for replication, propose a call to action towards more replicable projects, and present a practical guide informing future steps toward replicability in the NIME community.


Publication Details:

Type:
Conference Paper
Date:
06/15/2021
Location:
Shanghai, China

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