NIME 2014 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression)

Please note, attendance to NIME 2014 workshops is by registration only. For more information on how to apply, please visit: http://www.creativityandcognition.com/NIMEWorkshop/

Practitioner-researchers in new musical instrument/interface design often set themselves multiple challenges: they seek to design and implement new technologies, create and perform new works, examine and evaluate what they have done and, finally, articulate what has been learned in the process.

To do this effectively requires careful consideration of the links between creative work and research.  Failing to do so can lead to technical research which lacks relevance to creative practice or, conversely, creative work where the broader contribution is unclear.

This workshop focuses on the relationships between creative practice and research – and blends of the two – with particular emphasis on new musical interface/instrument design.

Please note, attendance to NIME 2014 workshops is by registration only. For more information on how to apply, please visit: http://depic.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/accessnime/

We propose to bring together different communities, including the NIME community and the community centred around the AIMS (Accessible Interfaces for Music and Sound) group, to participate in a one day workshop at NIME 2014 to explore both the accessibility of NIMEs and what NIMEs can bring to accessible audio interfaces. This will take the shape of a day of demos of NIME-related technologies, presentations and sessions for learning and the exchange of skills and techniques surrounding accessibility and interactive music. The workshop aims to balance information exchange with practical hands on experiences, and will feature a 90 minute special session lead by Sile O’Modhrain on movement and interactivity, giving participants experience working with NIME-related technologies that they can extend into their own practices.