In haptics not only There is talk of sensors in the skin, but also of the joints and musclesThe study of haptics involves both senses, touch, movement and muscle tension in kinesthesia.
It is of great importance of the force that the musician puts into playing the instrument, since it performs certain actions with the expectation of obtaining a result, normally in the form of a musical performance, by monitoring the instrument, The performer's haptic senses encompass not only perceptual processes but also energetic interaction between the musician and the instrument.
Haptics allows people with hearing and visual impairments to enjoy and participate in musical activities., facilitating their environment and promoting in turn the playful development to which other listeners have permanent access.
A new way to interact with music in an educational way
Students from the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), developed a project for The 2017 Student Innovation Challenge international haptics competition, the project called Waves of music: hear, feel, see, and learn, aims to teach through a virtual environment the physics behind the sounds of a drum. This platform has been designed to interact in a didactic way and teach basic physics concepts, Its interface was designed for students from basic to bachelor's level, as well as for people with disabilities.
The two devices featured the participation of designers from Stanford University and the University of British Columbia, who carried out the development of these gadgets, which can be assembled with components printed on a 3D printer.
In an interview with the Conacyt news agency, Dr. Eloisa Garcia Canseco, researcher at the Faculty of Sciences at UABC He explained that “These two devices are connected to a computer, allowing the virtual experience of projecting sound to its maximum expression.”
In addition explained that "What they do is simulate hitting a drum with a drumstick. A hit will be represented, and the user will feel as if they were actually hitting a physical drum, with all the effects that occur when hitting a membrane."
The Interface
The interface allows you to interact with an object according to certain rules of feedback between the person and the characteristics of an action to be performed. The interface It is designed in such a way that the instrument can be manipulated to produce musical informationSince the 1970s, this technique of projecting sounds through kinetic movement has been perfected. It was called the “Gestural Force-feedback transducer” by Cadoz in 1990. It consisted of a motorized computer joystick that returned information to the user.
Dynamic Spectra: Timbre Changes and Manipulation
The scanning audio doorbell system is based on numerous studies carried out in the 1960s by JC Risset, in which an interesting sound is displayed and continues for its duration. These changes in the spectrum occur at a frequency around or below 15 Hz, which is also the speed of body movements.
Haptics and Control: Manipulating Musical Expression
In a conference held on May 16, Colombian Juan Reyes presented “Haptics and Control: Manipulating Musical Expression” as a new project, setting a new trend and developing new sounds with the evolution of electronic arts within music, this talk had as its main objective to introduce the concept of haptics and the introduction of a system or physical interfaces, which is called man-machine, where touch is involved as the main factor for controlling music.
Different types of musical and generic interfaces were analyzed, and it was also given A brief review of design elements for new physical-material objects and systems.
Daily Technology provides greater benefits to human beings, without any exclusion, thus improving the quality of life. The development of haptics allows people with hearing impairments to enjoy music without any limits., stimulating their sensory capacity.
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