On stage: The reactable and other musical tangibles go real

International Journal of Arts and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 268-287

  Jordà, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Design; Interaction techniques; Interfaces; Musical instrument; Reactable; Real time interaction; Tangible tabletop interfaces

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

INTERACTION TECHNIQUES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MUSIC PERFORMANCE; REACTABLE; REAL TIME INTERACTIONS; TABLETOP INTERACTION; TABLETOP INTERFACES; TANGIBLE INTERACTION;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 77950797838     PISSN: 17548853     EISSN: 17548861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJART.2008.022363     Document Type: Article

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