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The Power of Glove

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Abstract

This study will investigate new ways for singers to actively affect their performance, more specifically via the use of audio effects with an added goal of expanding artistic expression. While numerous peripherals for exactly this task already exist, many are associated with severe drawbacks that affect other areas of the musical performance that could otherwise be avoided. Such areas include; mobility, usability, versatility and compatibility. In search for a possible solution, a group of young music students were consulted in a semi-structured interview. Two main ideas were conceived, a glove with force sensitive resistors on the fingertips and a peripheral device with a slider on the side of it. Careful research and analysis of the task, revealed important design pointers on how one should proceed creating the prototypes. The two prototypes were then put in a two-tailed preference test that also checked for preference within a few variables related to intuitiveness. The test was conducted on a local choir group. Test results were due to low sample size unable to be completely conclusive, but for the sake of continuing development, the apparent preferable choice, The Glove, was chosen. Further tests and improvements are followed up by a section that specifies the natural “next steps” in development of The Glove.