Using computer vision and collision detection techniques Freepad further explores the development of mixed-reality interfaces for music. The result is an accessible user-definable MIDI interface for anyone with a webcam, pen and paper, which outputs MIDI notes with a velocity value based on the speed of the strike.
See the slide presentation in Freepad Presentation.
Sungkuk Chun, Matthieu Macret, Andrew Hawryshkewich, Keechul Jung, Philippe Pasquier.
Chun, S., Hawryshkewich, A., Jung, K. & Pasquier, P. (2010). “Freepad: A Custom Paper-Based MIDI Interface” New Interfaces of Musical Expression (NIME), Sydney, Australia.
