Abstract
In the realm of music we have multiple examples of successful rock stars, composers and producers who describe themselves as self-taught. This suggests there might be a demand in formal music education for learning technologies that support students' self-propelled discovery. In this theoretical work, we explore the design space of educational music composing games that would allow students to explore and learn music theory concepts at their leisure. We designed four unique tile-based music creation games based on popular contemporary video game genres, and evaluated them from the perspectives of learning and musical expression. This study opens up new avenues in music composing game design, and offers examples of some ways in which games can be harnessed as vehicles to learn music theory and composition.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, ISM 2023 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 309-314 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-3503-9576-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in conference proceedings |
| Event | IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia - Laguna Hills, United States Duration: 11 Dec 2023 → 13 Dec 2023 |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Laguna Hills |
| Period | 11/12/23 → 13/12/23 |
Keywords
- discrete logic
- mathematics
- music
- Music education
- tile-based games
- video games
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Media Technology
- Modelling and Simulation