early user testing to find a playful interaction for the musical instrument
tingle is a new instrument which is used to teach young students about music. the instrument is a converted pin-board toy that is used to demonstrate the forming of music and sound. the three dimensional landscape, created by whatever is underneath the board, is used to generate the metaphoric musical landscape. it is a three dimensional version of the sound visualizers normally embedded in music software and is a common visual representative for sound. using this metaphor makes it easier for young students to link their actions to the created sounds and achieve quick embodiment.
made using processing, ableton, max/msp, and absynth.
early prototyping
the final ‘tingle’ prototype required 4,500 pins to be inserted manually
one hour into production
completed tingle
by lifting the surface, you create sound. metaphorically designing your own sound landscape
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