[PD-announce] Physical Interaction Design Workshop for Music: Summer 2006 @ CCRMA

[Carr Wilkerson]

The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford
University invites you to participate in the Physical Interaction Design
for Music summer workshop. Suitable for anyone interested in
interactivity, including artists, musicians, engineers and product
designers, this workshop focuses on tools and theory for using physical
interactions with computers in expressive ways, with a focus on sound.

For more information, and to register, go to:
http://ccrma.stanford.edu/workshops/2006/

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Physical Interaction Design for Music
June 26 - July 7 (2 weeks, including July 4)
Instructors: Michael Gurevich, Carr Wilkerson

This workshop integrates programming, electronics, interaction design,
audio, and interactive music. Focus will be on hands-on applications
using sensors and microprocessors in conjunction with real-time DSP to
make music. Specific technologies will include C programming for Atmel
AVR microcontrollers, PD and/or Max/MSP for music synthesis, and sensors
including force-sensitive resistors, bend sensors, accelerometers, IR
range finders, etc.  Participants will design and build working
prototypes using a kit that can be taken home at the end of the
workshop. Further issues to be explored will include modes and mappings
in computer music, exercises in invention, and applications of sensors
and electronics to real-time music. The course will be augmented by a
survey of existing controllers and pieces of interactive music.

This workshop is intended for:

   * Musicians or composers interested in exploring new possibilities
in interactive music in a hands on and technical way;
   * Anyone looking to gain valuable skills in basic analog and
digital electronics, with a focus on invention;
   * Engineers, computer scientists, or product designers interested
in exploring artistic outlets for their talents an collaborating with
performers and composers.

The workshop will consist of half-day supervised lab sessions, and
half-day lectures, classroom exercises and discussions. Classroom
sessions will feature live demos and/or concerts of interactive music
and instruments. Participants are encouraged (but by no means required)
to bring their own laptop computers with any music software/hardware
they already use.

CCRMA SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2006

Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and
Acoustics offers five intensive programs where top educators and
researchers from the fields of music, engineering, and computer science
will present a detailed study of specialized subjects. The workshops are
one or two week programs located at the Knoll, CCRMA's newly renovated
facilities, on Stanford Campus June 26 - August 25, 2006.

Please direct general questions about the workshops to:
Tricia Schroeter <tricia at ccrma.Stanford.EDU>