On 21 Jun 2009, at 06:01, mike clemow wrote:
I liked the way oscillators were connected, which is a bit ChucKish. But as for the interface, as one only has two hands usually, perhaps two spacenavigators (or something) might be even more efficient. One needs a method to select or create an item quickly, but then item can be manipulated using a usual HID. And then, of course, question is how to make music, and not just sounds out of it.
yeah, but you're really talking about the application rather than the technology. Reactables software give you a way to get orientation and position of objects on a table. What you do with it (including whether or not you decide to make sound at all with this information) is really up to you.
I am really thinking about the usability of the interface for musical purposes. The Reactable TUI is a little like the Theremin, which is nice for making cool sounds with, but really hard for playing actual music (not intending a discussion about "what is music"). Hans