Becoming-sound: Affect and assemblage in improvisational digital music making

Ben Swift*

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    Abstract

    The concepts of affect and assemblage proposed by thinkers such as Gilles Deleuze and Brian Massumi can help us to understand the interaction between users and artefacts in interactive systems, particularly in the context of computer-supported improvisation and creativity. In this paper I provide an introduction to affect and assemblage theory for HCI practitioners. I then use a case study of Viscotheque, an iOS-based interface for group musical collaboration, to demonstrate the application of affective analysis in making sense of improvisational group music making.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - The 30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012
    Pages1815-1824
    Number of pages10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012 - Austin, TX, United States
    Duration: 5 May 201210 May 2012

    Publication series

    NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

    Conference

    Conference30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2012
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityAustin, TX
    Period5/05/1210/05/12

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