Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Adaptive Use Musical Instrument Demo (7/23/07)
YouTube via vanduz. via peterwendt:
"I loved the recent post about the Beamz system and video harps. In the same vein, here's something that has been making the rounds of music news sites since December. It's a system to allow people with severe physical handicaps (such as cerebral palsy) to play music.
This story emphasizes one of the reasons I'm interested in computer music and synthesizers. My left hand is partly paralyzed, but I love programming synths and trying to play music for my own enjoyment. Also, the story reminds me of of the time I introduced computer music to a girl who had some cerebral palsy. She could sit and walk, but fine control and speech were difficult for her. I brought my laptop system* into a cafe to share with her. After demonstrating it, I let her play with it, and the look of happiness on her face when she hit a key was amazing.
(*laptop with 2-octave keyboard controller and Arturia Moog Modular V)
Thanks for the good work, and don't drive yourself into the ground for the rest of us!
Regards,
Peter"
Interview at Cycling74
Official Project Page
Demo Video (same as above)
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that is totally killer! what a great thing you are doing in bringing creative energy to amazing people.
ReplyDeletedude you just upped your virgin count in the next life for sure ;)
They deserve a lot of credit!
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify - I wasn't involved in the R&D project, but just found the story and was moved by it. My own little stories just add some color and motivation.
I'd love to do something like the project as an extracurricular volunteer "mission".