Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words

Chaeryeong Oh, Dayoung Lee, and Alexandria Smith

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

DoongDoong.club introduces a unique musical metaverse, where participants collaboratively create real-time music with Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a distinctive sound source. A line rotating clockwise on a vast disc-shaped space scans objects and generates individual sounds from each object. As a New Interface for Musical Expression (NIME), DoongDoong.club enables users of all musical levels to make music in real-time collaboratively, addressing entry barriers heightened by the rapid shift from in-person to online collaboration during the pandemic. This study dissects elements of DoongDoong.club to show how they contribute to the musical metaverse. Y2K graphic style blends optimistic futurism with a touch of 2000s nostalgia. Emoji-based objects play Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic word recordings, enriching cultural and rhythmic nuances in compositions. Additionally, DoongDoong.club’s Cul-de-Sac aligns with 2010’s metafiction trends while showcasing its transition into the metaverse. This exploration emphasizes the platform’s innovative contributions, featuring Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a central, unique sound element.

Citation:

Chaeryeong Oh, Dayoung Lee, and Alexandria Smith. 2024. Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13904973

BibTeX Entry:

  @article{nime2024_91,
 abstract = {DoongDoong.club introduces a unique musical metaverse, where participants collaboratively create real-time music with Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a distinctive sound source. A line rotating clockwise on a vast disc-shaped space scans objects and generates individual sounds from each object. As a New Interface for Musical Expression (NIME), DoongDoong.club enables users of all musical levels to make music in real-time collaboratively, addressing entry barriers heightened by the rapid shift from in-person to online collaboration during the pandemic. This study dissects elements of DoongDoong.club to show how they contribute to the musical metaverse. Y2K graphic style blends optimistic futurism with a touch of 2000s nostalgia. Emoji-based objects play Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic word recordings, enriching cultural and rhythmic nuances in compositions. Additionally, DoongDoong.club’s Cul-de-Sac aligns with 2010’s metafiction trends while showcasing its transition into the metaverse. This exploration emphasizes the platform’s innovative contributions, featuring Korean onomatopoeic and mimetic words as a central, unique sound element.},
 address = {Utrecht, Netherlands},
 articleno = {91},
 author = {Chaeryeong Oh and Dayoung Lee and Alexandria Smith},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.13904973},
 editor = {S M Astrid Bin and Courtney N. Reed},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {September},
 numpages = {5},
 pages = {622--626},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/rgEHgOZqbZ8?si=WQvWUJsWO1ZPP3vL},
 title = {Doongdoong.club: A Web-Based Metaverse Music Sequencer With Korean Onomatopoeic and Mimetic Words},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2024/nime2024_91.pdf},
 year = {2024}
}