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The reacTable Exploring the Synergy between Live Music Performance and Tabletop Tangible Interfaces

Title The reacTable Exploring the Synergy between Live Music Performance and Tabletop Tangible Interfaces
Publication Type Conference Paper
Year of Publication 2007
Conference Name Conference on tangible and embeded interaction
Authors Jordà, S. , Geiger G. , Alonso M. , & Kaltenbrunner M.
Abstract In recent years we have seen a proliferation of musical tables. Believing that this is not just the result of a tabletop trend, in this paper we first discuss several of the reasons for which live music performance and HCI in general, and musical instruments and tabletop interfaces in particular, can lead to a fertile two-way cross-pollination that can equally benefit both fields. After that, we present the reacTable, a musical instrument based on a tabletop interface that exemplifies several of these potential achievements.
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