The ubs virtual maestro: An interactive conducting system

Teresa Marrin Nakra; Yuri Ivanov; Paris Smaragdis; Chris Ault

The ubs virtual maestro: An interactive conducting system

Teresa Marrin Nakra
, Yuri Ivanov
, Paris Smaragdis
, Chris Ault

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The UBS Virtual Maestro is an interactive conducting system designed by Immersion Music to simulate the experience of orchestral conducting for the general public attending a classical music concert. The system utilizes the Wii Remote, which users hold and move like a conducting baton to affect the tempo and dynamics of an orchestral video/audio recording. The accelerometer data from the Wii Remote is used to control playback speed and volume in real-time. The system is housed in a UBS-branded kiosk that has toured classical performing arts venues throughout the United States and Europe in 2007 and 2008. In this paper we share our experiences in designing this standalone system for thousands of users, and lessons that we learned from the project.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	250-255
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
State	Published - 2009
Event	9th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2009 - Pittsburgh, United States Duration: 4 Jun 2009 → 6 Jun 2009

Keywords

Conducting
Gesture
Interactive installations
Wii Remote

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