Description:

Work with sensors, analog to digital converters (a/d), and computer programming to build interactive multimedia systems.

Background:

Last year the Gould MIDI lab received a gift of equipment to build interactive multimedia devices, including the I-CUBE digitizer, and a wide array of electronic sensors, and software from Infusion Systems. Due to time constraints and complexity, it has not been integrated into the current music or computer science curriculum. The following Web link - http://www.infusionsystems.com/fsd.html?/culture/intro.html&2/culture/list.html%3

gives examples of how these systems are used in college level music and engineering courses.

The specific goals would be to:

• Learn to use I-CUBE system
• Learn to build and test electronic sensors
• Learn the MIDI specifications for these devices
• Design and Code programs using Visual Basic, c++, or MIDI visual device development environments like MAX or Soundquest Infinity, that read and interpret MIDI data steams from the I-CUBE.
• Apply this knowledge to design, contruct, and program one or more interactive multimedia devices. The devices would be installed on the Gould Campus or demonstrated in a performance.
• Post description and pictures of the completed work to the World Wide Web

Texts and reference materials

MIDI for the Professional by Paul D. Lehrman and Tim Tully

The I-CUBE reference manual by Infusion Systems

Microsoft Visual Basic Programmers guide Version 6.0 by Microsoft Press

The Computer Music Tutorial by Curtis Roads

The Microsoft online Knowledge Base (for details of Windows API multimedia functions) http://support.Microsoft.com

The Infusion Systems website (for technical reference, research on sensors, links other multimedia projects, and links to experts in the field)

Evaluation:

A written description of the project, design goals, and a timeline will be required by the end of the second week. The remaining evaluation will be based on the ability to meet those goals and the specific goals outlined above.