Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping

Kristian Nymoen, Sichao Song, Yngve Hafting, and Jim Torresen

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

We present Funky Sole Music, a musical interface employing a sole embedded with three force sensitive resistors in combination with a novel algorithm for continuous movement classification. A heuristics-based music engine has been implemented, allowing users to control high-level parameters of the musical output. This provides a greater degree of control to users without musical expertise compared to what they get with traditional media playes. By using the movement classification result not as a direct control action in itself, but as a way to change mapping spaces and musical sections, the control possibilities offered by the simple interface are greatly increased.

Citation

Kristian Nymoen, Sichao Song, Yngve Hafting, and Jim Torresen. 2014. Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178895

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{knymoen12014,
 abstract = {We present Funky Sole Music, a musical interface employing a sole embedded with three force sensitive resistors in combination with a novel algorithm for continuous movement classification. A heuristics-based music engine has been implemented, allowing users to control high-level parameters of the musical output. This provides a greater degree of control to users without musical expertise compared to what they get with traditional media playes. By using the movement classification result not as a direct control action in itself, but as a way to change mapping spaces and musical sections, the control possibilities offered by the simple interface are greatly increased.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Kristian Nymoen and Sichao Song and Yngve Hafting and Jim Torresen},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178895},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {299--302},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {Funky Sole Music: Gait Recognition and Adaptive Mapping},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_289.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}