Interactive technologies exist to help non-musicians acquire musicianship skills using software-based instruments. These systems are accessible to non-musicians allowing them to create music with greater ease than traditional instruments. However, one component of modern composition, the use of DAWs, still requires prior musicianship knowledge in order to operate. One goal of this project was to lessen the learning curve of a DAW for non-musicians. This was accomplished through the development of an integrated tutorial game system based on a review of the literature on interactive music systems and DAWs. After developing the prototype, students were surveyed for the purpose of feedback on the viability of our tool to assist DAW-based composition with ease.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Micheal, Mina-Mark Nechatt
• Long, Stephen John
• Nguyen, William Thin
• Wallach, Samuel Selig
• Conley, Samuel Weaver

Subject

• Computing
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-082115-110848

Keyword

• Educational games--Design and construction
• Application software--Development
• Mobile apps

Advisor

• Manzo, V J

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-08-21

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-06