Photographs of the glove and interface.
Glove FM is a gesture-based interactive sound glove developed as part of the "Physical Computing" and "Tangible User Interfaces" courses. The goal was to create a wireless instrument that could be played purely through the user’s hand movements, offering a tactile, intuitive way to engage with sound.
The glove utilizes a motion sensor to track the pitch, roll and yaw positions of the right hand, translating these movements into signals that control the parameters of a digital FM synthesizer. The player can manipulate the sound in real time by adjusting filter and waveform parameters via the glove’s interface.
This project integrates both digital and physical technologies, combining them to create an interactive music interface. Glove FM was showcased at the Sónar+D Festival 2023 in Istanbul, expanding the boundaries of digital music performance.
2023, coursework, gesture-based instrument, creative computing, UI design, new interface for musical expression
Tools used: Arduino, Max/MSP, Ableton, Adobe InDesign
CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS
Circuit diagrams of the glove and the interface.
Workflow
System workflow - the prototype workflow consists of four phases.
Photos from the Sónar+D Festival exhibition.