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In this directory are the PDF files for the paper and poster titled:

"Visual Feedback in Performer-Machine Interaction for Musical Improvisation"
by Alexandre Francois, Elaine Chew and Dennis Thurmond
{afrancoi, echew, thurmond}@usc.edu

The paper appears in the Proceedings of the
7th International Conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression
June 6-10, 2007, New York, New York

The conference website is at 
http://itp.nyu.edu/nime/2007

COMPLETE PAPER and POSTER
Click on fct-nime2007.pdf if you wish to view the paper in PDF format.

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"Visual Feedback in Performer-Machine Interaction for Musical Improvisation"
by Alexandre Francois, Elaine Chew and Dennis Thurmond
{afrancoi, echew, thurmond}@usc.edu

ABSTRACT: This paper describes the design and realization of Mimi, a
multi-modal interactive musical improvisation system that explores the
role of visual feed-back in performer-machine interaction.  Mimi is a
performer-centric tool designed for use in performance and teaching.

The key and novel component of the Mimi system is its visual
interface, designed to provide the performer with instantaneous and
continuous information on the state of the system.  For human
improvisation, in which context and planning are paramount, the
relevant state of the system extends to the near future and recent
past.

The Mimi system, designed and implemented using the SAI framework,
successfully integrates symbolic computations and real-time
synchronization in a multimodal interactive setting.

When projected on a large screen in a performance, these visuals may
also assist the audience in perceiving higher level structures and the
subtleties of improvisation strategies.


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