Social Electro: Enabling digital music performance through wearable technology - everywhere
Stephan Naji · 2016
This thesis examined what makes a device wearable and the role of technology in street music culture. The research uncovered the unused potential of a wearable for every day life in contrast to stage or home usage. Bringing digital music performance as a social jamming interaction into the public context appeared to be a natural step with regard to street music culture and the benefits of wearable technology. By using a conceptual model of the involved constituents it was investigated what makes musical expression in traditional jamming interaction and how could musical expression be achieved with the inherent means of digital music as a new form of expression. This led to a design concept which enables the performance of Dubstep music in an expressive and collaborative manner and can be worn on a daily basis.