
Looking forward, we will see how both fields are evolving rapidly and adapting to new socio-technical changes, such as the control of AI, the ubiquitous digital interfaces, and the worldwide hyper-connectivity, to name a few. In turn, I will discuss the implications for the two fields. I will present several projects that showcase different interaction approaches to digital musical instrument design: tangible, mobile, wearable, and laptop-based interactions. In this keynote presentation, I will reflect on how HCI has inspired my SMC work, focusing on the creation of new collaborative and participatory experiences for music performance. SMC has borrowed HCI methods and theories as part of its agenda since its inception. Music has been a topic of inspiration in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) since its beginning in the 1970s-1980s. AbstractĬollaborative/Participatory Music Experiences: A Dialogue Between SMC and HCI You can find all the information on the conference website, with links to the video streaming on “Virtual Venues”. The conference will keep going during Thursday 25 and Friday 26, 2020. Next, you can find the video of my keynote and Q&A, and below there is the bibliography list, as requested by some attendees. And Gerard Roma has been listening and advising throughout the whole process.

We have coordinated with Karolina Jawad so that we could show a representation of her master thesis’ work. And, as always, talking to people is essential! We have shared discoveries and progress with Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, who is giving his keynote “A Beautiful Mess: tales of in-between-ness in SMC research” on Friday 26 June 2020, don’t miss it! We have also discussed ideas with my DMU colleagues during our one-to-one meetings and our weekly MTI^2 virtual pub. The whole process of preparing this keynote has been both intense and rewarding. I am very happy to be part of this adventure on finding alternatives to traditional conferencing. Due to COVID-19, the organisers of SMC 2020 have come up with an excellent alternative virtual conference, where video presentations are combined with live Q&A sessions. It has been a great honour to give the open keynote of the Sound and Music Computing 2020 conference (24-26 June, 2020).

This is a brief follow-up of my keynote at the Sound and Music Computing 2020 conference. Anna Xambó during the 'making off' of the video-recorded SMC 2020 keynote.
