Sarah Nicolls
Research Subjects
Sarah Nicolls has a total of 1 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Nicholas Gillian
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA.
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
Kinect-ed Piano
The authors describe a gesturally controlled improvisation system for an experimental pianist, developed over several laboratory sessions and used during a performance at the 2011 conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME). They discuss the architecture and performative advantages and limitations of the system, and reflect on the lessons learned throughout its development.
Kinect-ed Piano
The authors describe a gesturally controlled improvisation system for an experimental pianist, developed over several laboratory sessions and used during a performance at the 2011 conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME). They discuss the architecture and performative advantages and limitations of the system, and reflect on the lessons learned throughout its development.
- 1 December 2010
- Published by MIT Press in Leonardo Music Journal
- Vol. 20, 47-55
Seeking Out the Spaces Between: Using Improvisation in Collaborative Composition with Interactive Technology
This article presents findings from experiments into piano and live electronics undertaken by the author since early 2007. The use of improvisation has infused every step of the process—both as a methodology to obtain meaningful results using interactive technology and as a way to generate and characterize a collaborative musical space with composers. The technology used has included pre-built MIDI interfaces such as the PianoBar, actuators such as miniature DC motors and sensor interfaces including iCube and the Wii controller. Collaborators have included researchers at the Centre for Digital Music (QMUL), Richard Barrett, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Atau Tanaka.
- 1 December 2010
- Published by MIT Press in Leonardo Music Journal
- Vol. 20, 47-55
Seeking Out the Spaces Between: Using Improvisation in Collaborative Composition with Interactive Technology
This article presents findings from experiments into piano and live electronics undertaken by the author since early 2007. The use of improvisation has infused every step of the process—both as a methodology to obtain meaningful results using interactive technology and as a way to generate and characterize a collaborative musical space with composers. The technology used has included pre-built MIDI interfaces such as the PianoBar, actuators such as miniature DC motors and sensor interfaces including iCube and the Wii controller. Collaborators have included researchers at the Centre for Digital Music (QMUL), Richard Barrett, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Atau Tanaka.