This document summarizes a student's presentation seminar on Ubiquitous Computing Music Making. It discusses Nike Music Shoe installation by artist Daito Manabe as inspiration. The student proposes a music space with four look-alike "instruments" (guitar, drums, flute, piano) placed in different areas, each producing sounds controlled by sensors. Users will challenge each other making music. Contextual studies on Daito Manabe's use of bend sensors, acceleration sensors, Arduino and music software are also summarized.

2. STEFAN TAN TONG WEI1071114773MA

3. PRESENTATION SEMINARUbiquitous Computing Music MakingMA

4. PRESENTATION SEMINARNIKE MUSIC SHOERESEARCH TOPICMA

5. PRESENTATION SEMINARNIKE MUSIC SHOETHE SHOWMA

6. PRESENTATION SEMINARUbiquitous Computing Music Making(UCMM) is very popular nowadays. For example, aM Laboratory create music making with writing, drawing, clicking and so on. On the other hand, Nike Music Shoe is another great example of UCMM. They are using shoes, plug in with several sensors and starting making some sounds/music. Overall, shoes are not the main point, the thing that makes this whole installation looks great is the sensor and the programming of it. Bend sensors, acceleration sensor, arduino, and so on. These sensors are programmed to software, called Pro Tools where people are using it for sound recording or music makingBackgroundMA

7. PRESENTATION SEMINARDuring the golden times, people must taught to use instruments to play music/making music. Now, Ubiquitous Computing Music Making style makes everyone can play an instrument without knowing anything about the instrument or taking a lesson to learn about it.Problem IdentificationMA

8. PRESENTATION SEMINAR• To let people enjoy and have the fun of Ubiquitous Computing Music Making and Electronic Music Making• To bring music making into another level• To challenge the current music making wayAim & ObjectivesMA

9. PRESENTATION SEMINARNike Music ShoeThis installation/performance was performed by a band called HIFANA from Japan. Throughout this installation, they are using Shoes to perform different sounds become a music. Inside the shoes, there are Bend Sensors and Acceleration Sensors. Of course, computing software and hardware are needed to perform. Software they are using is GarageBand, Pro Tools and so on; the hardware is Arduino.Bend SensorsA bend sensor is a type of resistor. It is composed of tiny patches of carbon that change resistance values when bent from convex to concave shapres.http://www.makingthings.com/teleo/teleo/cookbook/bendsensor.htmAcceleration SensorAccelerometers are designed to detect changes in force resulting from fall, tilt, motion, positioning, shock and vibration. http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=DRSNSAXLRTNMotivationMA

10. PRESENTATION SEMINARSound/Music Making Software/HardwareArduinoArduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affects its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino Programming Language (based on Wiring) an the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).http://www.arduino.ccGarageBandGarageBand is a software where people use to do music recording/music making. This software is available for Apple Desktop & Laptops.http://www.apple.com/ilife/garangeband/what-is.htmlI always wanted to become a Professional Deejay, where making music and sound to bring up the crowd, and enjoy the music. Become a Deejay is easy, but to use Ubiquitous Computing method in Deejay is not an easy job. So, a challenge is a motivation.MotivationMA

11. PRESENTATION SEMINAROverall, it is going to be a person interactive with objects as their instruments. People will use their hand to hold on the objects. Play around with it to create sounds and when it blend together, it will become music. Music Making with objects as instruments.Ideation & ConceptMA

12. PRESENTATION SEMINAREveryone loves music, this is because music can show their mood, their expression or even their own style of living.For examplem tons of people loves night clubbing with the catchy beats music. Deejay is the person who brings the music to them, and they enjoy it.Review, Analysis and Precedence StudiesMA

13. PRESENTATION SEMINARMeaning of WordsUibiquitousExisting or being everywhere/having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once.ComputingThe activity os using computers and writing programs for them/the use of a computer to process data or perform calculations.So, basically Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) means the activity of using computers and writing programs at everywhere, anywhere (at once)What is Ubiquitous Computing?MA

14. PRESENTATION SEMINARMark Weiser is the father of Ubiquitous Computing. He created “Ubiquitous Computing” this phrase in 1988.Mark Weiser’s principles description about Ubiquitous Computing• The purpose of a computer is to help you do something else•The best computer is quiet, invisible servant.• The more you can do by intuition the smarter you are; the computer should extend your unconscious.• Technology should create calm.Who is Mark Weiser?MA

15. PRESENTATION SEMINARThe design is going to be a Music Space where people are playing objects to create sound. While they are playing, sound will be played where the speakers are behind of them without showing them the speakers and the electronic stuff.Design ApproachMA

16. PRESENTATION SEMINARBased on the research on Ubiquitous Computing Music Making in Malaysia, people admit that our local music industry somehow does get influence from the Far East and West. However, the small sample of research does not used as a long term result sample. Besides that, Ubiquitous Computing environment somehow must be installed without letting user know about it, that is called Ubiquitous Environment. Moreover, from the current technology and all these social networking stuff, it has a huge potential where the youngsters or newcomers in music industry might be attracted in this field. However, Ubiquitous Computing Music Making is still new and fresh in Malaysia. There are people trying and doing something like this but not everyone can accept it. Last but not least, our local music maker will see another challenge in front of them with UCMM is going to be another way of music making.Research AnalysisMA

17. PRESENTATION SEMINAR“When I think of pop culture I think of music. There is so much music out in the world today. Many people are influenced by music they listen to. Mostly because they want to copy their favorite artist or because they feel that’s a way of expressing themselves and fitting in with the people that are into the same music. It’s also a way to find similar things to other people who listen to different music.Teens my age are mostly into hip-hop and R&B. Hip-hop I believe is the most popular type of music that is listened to by the public. Nelly for example is an R&B artist and he wears Air Force Nike’s, big jerseys, and Sean John fashion. When you look around in my school you tend to see many boys wearing the same thing. Another artist is also Fabulous who likes to wear fitted caps, and many boys are wearing the same kind of caps. Now people who tend to listen to pop music like N’Sync and Britney Spears tend to wear shell toe sneakers and dress sort of preppy with light colors. People who listen to alternative music like Papa Roach and Slipknot tend to wear big baggy pants and baby pins on their bags with very colorful hair.”(Michelle Barillas)Music InfluenceMA

18. PRESENTATION SEMINARIt’s going to be four section of different music instruments sound. So instead of just challenge in music making, they are challenging each other in playing their own instrument.To show the challenge in the music making way, objects such as, objects that have similar looks to instruments will be used. This is because, user won’t get while they are trying to play with it.For example, Guitar is a string instrument. So, during this installation, only string will be involved at that section; where stings create vibration and there will be vibration sensor to capture the vibration wave and send it into PC and transform into sound.4 Types of Look-a-like objects will be used :Guitar, Drum, Flute, PianoIdea DevelopmentMA

19. PRESENTATION SEMINARThe whole session is going to be a music space. Where it is a square space fill with speakers. Different side will produce different sound based on the so called instruments location. Four different instruments will be placed facing each other. (This will show in sketches for better imagination)Idea DevelopmentMA

20. PRESENTATION SEMINARIdea Development(sketches)MA

21. PRESENTATION SEMINARDaito Manabe (an artist from Japan)Daito has been doing a lot of installation in Japan, of course other countries as well. The work that really hits me is Nike Music Shoe and that’s why I am so motivated to do a similar installation but different message to convey. In Nike Music Shoe, the main selling point is the flexibility of the shoe. Well, for my installation it’s going to be challenging music maker. In Nike Music Shoe, Daito used several sensors to program with software in Computer. Of course, mixer is another tool for that installation as well. Bend Sensor, Acceleration SensorPro Tools, GarageBandArduinoComputerContextual StudiesMA

22. PRESENTATION SEMINARDaito Preparing the “Instruments”Contextual Studies(Nike Music Shoe)MA

23. PRESENTATION SEMINARContextual Studies(Nike Music Shoe)MA

24. PRESENTATION SEMINARContent DevelopmentMA

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