Queen Mary University of London
Faculty Member, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Lecturer
About
I Research into collaboration, engagement, and the design process.
The central focus of my research programme is on understanding how to design for mutually engaging interaction. Ongoing research includes the development of novel group music improvisation tools such as Daisyphone. These tools are used to systematically investigate the nature of mutual engagement in collaborative interaction. Such work has ben partly funded by an ESPRC funded research project on Engaging Collaborations.
Currently I am working with Proboscis on a collaborative audio development of their Snout mobile sensing project. The key question is how to sonify multiple streams of real time data over a long period of time in an aesthetically engaging way. The project is funded as part of the EPSRC Creator cluster investigating the challenges for the creative industries.
A key focus my research is haptic and non-screen based collaborative engagement with interactive music and collaboration such as work on uPoi - a wireless exertion interface for collective ad-hoc audiovisual performances. We have explored uPoi's use in the harsh environment of the UK music festival and club scene. I was also involved in creating the world's first interactive 3D soundscape driven by acceleration data with Jennifer Sheridan of BigDog Interactive, and Martyn Ware of Illustrious.
Contact Information
http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~nickbk/
