Ocarina: Designing the iPhone's Magic Flute

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Title	Ocarina: Designing the iPhone's Magic Flute
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2014
Authors	Wang, G.
Journal	Computer Music Journal
Volume	38
Issue	2
Start Page	8-21
Date Published	05/2014
Type of Article	design, engineering, social
Keywords	design, iphone, mobile music, musical expression, ocarina, social design
Abstract	Ocarina, created in 2008 for the iPhone, is one of the first musical artifacts in the age of pervasive, app-based mobile computing. It presents a flute-like physical interaction using microphone input, multi-touch, and accelerometers—and a social dimension that allows users to listen in to each other around the world. This article chronicles Smule’s Ocarina as a mobile musical experiment for the masses, examining in depth its design, aesthetics, physical interaction, and social interaction, as well as documenting its inextricable relationship with the rise of mobile computing as catalyzed by mobile devices such as the iPhone.
URL	http://www.gewang.com/ocarina/
DOI	10.1162/COMJ_a_00236
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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