Student on ill-health interruption since August 2019 so research has not commenced yet
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen Mary University of London
Department Name: Sch of Electronic Eng & Computer Science
Abstract
Student on ill-health interruption since August 2019 so research has not commenced yet
People |
ORCID iD |
| Luis Zayas-Garin (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/N50953X/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/09/2021 | |||
| 2109490 | Studentship | EP/N50953X/1 | 01/10/2018 | 31/08/2023 | Luis Zayas-Garin |
| EP/R513106/1 | 01/10/2018 | 30/09/2023 | |||
| 2109490 | Studentship | EP/R513106/1 | 01/10/2018 | 31/08/2023 | Luis Zayas-Garin |
| Description | The nature of digital musical instruments (DMIs), often bespoke artefacts devised by single or small groups of technologists, requires thought about how they are shared and archived so that others can replicate or adapt designs. The ability for replication contributes to an instrument's longevity and creates opportunities for both DMI designers and researchers. Research papers often omit necessary knowledge for replicating research artefacts, but we argue that mitigating this situation is not just about including design materials and documentation. Our way of approaching this issue is by drawing on an age-old method as a way of disseminating knowledge, the apprenticeship. We propose the DMI apprenticeship as a way of exploring the procedural obstacles of replicating DMIs, while highlighting for both apprentice and designer the elements of knowledge that are a challenge to communicate in conventional documentation. Our own engagement with the DMI apprenticeship led to successfully replicating an instrument, Strummi. Framing this process as an apprenticeship highlighted the non-obvious areas of the documentation and manufacturing process that are crucial in the successful replication of a DMI. |
| Exploitation Route | The NIME community, and Digital Musical Instrument (DMI) practicioners at large, can take on our proposal of the DMI apprenticeship to promote the longevity of their instruments and foster the development of new DMIs that are inspired or supported by previous efforts in the field. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |