Jam-O-World: Evolution Of The Jam-O-Drum Multi-Player Musical Controller Into The Jam-O-Whirl Gaming Interface
Tina Blaine, Clifton Forlines · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2002
This paper discusses the Jam-O-Drum multi-player musical controller and its adaptation into a gaming controller interface known as the Jam-O-Whirl. The Jam-O-World project positioned these two controller devices in a dedicated projection environment that enabled novice players to participate in immersive musical gaming experiences. Players' actions, detected via embedded sensors in an integrated tabletop surface, control game play, real-time computer graphics and musical interaction. Jam-O-World requires physical and social interaction as well as collaboration among players.