Category Archives: Announcements

New Researchers in SOPI

Nuno Correia and Miguel Espada are our new researchers in SOPI research group. Nuno, is finishing his doctoral studies, now he will be busy with research activities in SOPI. He is developing tools for audio-visual composition and will be responsible … Continue reading

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SOPI at Audio Mostly 2012

We were at Audio Mostly 2012, Corfu Koray Tahiroğlu’s keynote, “Capture the Sound and Release it in the Air: Across the Exploratory and Extensive Sound Interactions”.

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SOPI at NIME 2012

We are @ NIME 2012 The conference paper “A Qualitative Evaluation of Augmented Human-Human Interaction in Mobile Group Improvisation” Poster presentation “A Survey and Thematic Analysis Approach as Input to the Design of Mobile Music GUIs” Poster presentation “Strategies for … Continue reading

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CHI 2012

AHNE : A Novel Interface for Spatial Interaction, was presented at CHI 2012 during the Interactivity session. AHNE is a novel interface for spatial interaction that allows the user to locate and manipulate virtual sound objects with natural gestures in … Continue reading

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Survey on Mobile Music Interfaces

  We have a brief survey intended to explore peoples’ experience with the creative, musical possibilities of smartphones. We are interested in the ways in which people musically use smartphones and their user experiences with different interfaces and ways of … Continue reading

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Looking for Test Users

SOPI research group will be conducting a user-testing experiment between the 28th November and 1st December. The experiment will involve user-led interpretation and control of sound through gesture in a musical context. Anyone can participate, no prerequisite knowledge or experience … Continue reading

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Award !! for the School’s international success

Dean Helena Hyvönen from Aalto University School of Art and Design has awarded distinctions for the School’s success in arts activities and research. The distinctions were presented as publication grants to individuals who, with their work group, have produced internationally … Continue reading

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New researchers in SOPI

James Nesfield, Master of Sonic Arts (currently completing), Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen’s University Belfast and Callum Goddard, MEng in Electronic Engineering with Music Technology Systems, University of York have been invited to the doctoral research scholarship position in SOPI … Continue reading

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Doctoral Research Scholarship – 2 positions in SOPI

Doctoral Research Scholarship – 2 positions in SOPI research group Closing date for applications: 10 July 2011 Required start date: September 2011 Sound and Physical Interaction (SOPI) research group at the Department of Media, Aalto University School of Art and … Continue reading

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