Full Bloom: Diegetic UI for musical phrases in virtual reality

Authors

Peter Armstrong, Rochester Institute of Technology
Elliot Cole
Peter Ferry
Joe Geigel, Rochester Institute of Technology
Susan Lakin, Rochester Institute of Technology
Richard Swientonioski, Rochester Institute of Technology
Zachary Talis, Rochester Institute of TechnologyFollow
Jennie Thomas, Rochester Institute of Technology

Document Type

Research Abstract

Abstract

We propose a novel system for communicating musical note pitch and sequence information to users within a virtual reality environment. Our approach utilizes ‘Blooms,’ objects that resemble flowers with various petal arrangements. These formations, when constructed in view of users, act as diegetic, user-parsable encodings of their inputs. Blooms exist within the virtual space as simulated physics objects that collectively serve the role of a user interface.

Recommended Citation

Armstrong, Peter; Cole, Elliot; Ferry, Peter; Geigel, Joe; Lakin, Susan; Swientonioski, Richard; Talis, Zachary; and Thomas, Jennie (2020) "Full Bloom: Diegetic UI for musical phrases in virtual reality," Frameless: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 25.
Available at: https://repository.rit.edu/frameless/vol3/iss1/25