LEGO A Go-Go

The tenth is well underway

The latest assignment in basic interface design classes was to create a concept for a tangible music interface. A sequenzer not involving anything digital. Melodies, harmonies and such should be easily somewhat comprehensible by looking at a collection of physical objects.

Teams were, as always, drawn by lot. I found myself being part of a highly talented ensemble, consisting of brilliant product design student Anna (also an avid mulled wine drinker) and, well, me. After tossing about some ideas, we settled on using LEGO.

Just for you, I’ve translated our presentation into English.¹ There’s sound and music on the last few slides, so turn it up to 9 or 10 or so. Presentation: Tangible Music Interface

Next up (when I can be arsed): the awesome ideas that didn’t quite make it because they involved tickling and punching babies or pushing grannies on wheelchairs down the stairs.

1. A whopping 16 words, originally—including the name of the class, the professor and our group members on the first slide. I then proceeded to add 35 more words and a whole slide because I wanted to feel industrious. ↩

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