Guitar Hero has become a cultural phenomenon with impact not only on the video game and music industries, but has been utlilized in the field of health for treatment and recovery from various conditions. (Courtesy of Marvin Kuo on Flickr. License: CC BY.)
Instructor(s)
Eran Egozy
MIT Course Number
21M.385 / 6.809 / 21M.585
As Taught In
Fall 2016
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Lecture notes
- Projects and examples
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Assignments: presentations (no examples)
Course Description
This course explores audio synthesis, musical structure, human computer interaction (HCI), and visual presentation for the creation of interactive musical experiences. Topics include audio synthesis; mixing and looping; MIDI sequencing; generative composition; motion sensors; music games; and graphics for UI, visualization, and aesthetics. Weekly programming assignments in python are included. Student teams build an original, dynamic, and engaging interactive music system for their final project.