New Interfaces for Musical Expression, also known as NIME, is an international

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dedicated to scientific research on the development of new technologies and their role in musical expression and artistic performance.

History

The conference began as a workshop (NIME 01) at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in 2001 in

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, with the concert and demonstration sessions being held at the Experience Music Project museum. Since then, international conferences have been held annually around the world:

Areas of application

The following is a partial list of topics covered by the NIME conference: * Design reports on novel controllers and interfaces for musical expression * Performance experience reports on live performance and composition using novel controllers * Controllers for virtuosic performers, novices, education and entertainment * Perceptual & cognitive issues in the design of musical controllers * Movement, visual and physical expression with sonic expressivity * Musical mapping algorithms and intelligent controllers * Novel controllers for collaborative performance * Interface protocols for musical control (e.g. Open Sound Control) * Artistic, cultural, and social impact of new performance interfaces * Real-time gestural control in musical performance * Mapping strategies and their influence on digital musical instrument design *

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and

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technologies for musical applications * Haptic and force feedback devices for musical control *

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tools and interactive systems * Pedagogical applications of new interfaces - Courses and curricula

Other related conferences

Other similarly themed conferences include * International Computer Music Conference (ICMC); * ACM Multimedia * Sound and music computing (SMC)

References

External links

Official websiteIndex to NIME Conference Proceedings
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History

Areas of application

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