Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music
A growing body of work on musical haptics focuses on vibrotactile feedback, while musical applications of force feedback, though more than four decades old, are sparser. This paper reviews related work combining music and haptics, focusing on force feedback. We then discuss the limitations of these...
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| description | A growing body of work on musical haptics focuses on vibrotactile feedback, while musical applications of force feedback, though more than four decades old, are sparser. This paper reviews related work combining music and haptics, focusing on force feedback. We then discuss the limitations of these works and elicit the main challenges in current applications of force feedback and music (FF&M), which are as follows: modularity; replicability; affordability; and usability. We call for the following opportunities in future research works on FF&M: embedding audio and haptic software into hardware modules, networking multiple modules with distributed control, and authoring with audio-inspired and audio-coupled tools. We illustrate our review with recent efforts to develop an affordable, open-source and self-contained 1-Degree-of-Freedom (DoF) rotary force-feedback device for musical applications, i.e., the <i>TorqueTuner</i>, and to embed audio and haptic processing and authoring in module firmware, with <i>ForceHost</i>, and examine their advantages and drawbacks in light of the opportunities presented in the text. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4d8f0b6724447d897985c7a0fb2b7372023-11-19T00:10:55ZengMDPI AGArts2076-07522023-07-0112414710.3390/arts12040147Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in MusicChristian Frisson0Marcelo M. Wanderley1Society for Arts and Technology, Metalab, Montreal, QC H2X 2S6, CanadaInput Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL), Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, CanadaA growing body of work on musical haptics focuses on vibrotactile feedback, while musical applications of force feedback, though more than four decades old, are sparser. This paper reviews related work combining music and haptics, focusing on force feedback. We then discuss the limitations of these works and elicit the main challenges in current applications of force feedback and music (FF&M), which are as follows: modularity; replicability; affordability; and usability. We call for the following opportunities in future research works on FF&M: embedding audio and haptic software into hardware modules, networking multiple modules with distributed control, and authoring with audio-inspired and audio-coupled tools. We illustrate our review with recent efforts to develop an affordable, open-source and self-contained 1-Degree-of-Freedom (DoF) rotary force-feedback device for musical applications, i.e., the <i>TorqueTuner</i>, and to embed audio and haptic processing and authoring in module firmware, with <i>ForceHost</i>, and examine their advantages and drawbacks in light of the opportunities presented in the text.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/4/147hapticsforce feedbackmusical interactioncomputer music |
| spellingShingle | Christian Frisson Marcelo M. Wanderley Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music Arts haptics force feedback musical interaction computer music |
| title | Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music |
| title_full | Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music |
| title_short | Challenges and Opportunities of Force Feedback in Music |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities of force feedback in music |
| topic | haptics force feedback musical interaction computer music |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/12/4/147 |
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