Within this past week, my alumni advisor, Meghan McEneaney, reached out to me and gave me some valuable feedback and things to consider for my visual music project.
The first thing she suggested I look into is the Chrome Music Lab, which can be another solution for the technical aspect of the project. It is a web based program, so I may be able to design it for mobile and create a vibration feature to link multiple senses together.
For a less technical look at the project, Meghan suggested I consider the mappings of the colors. “The way people assign different shapes and colors to sound is unique and not to mention – there are an infinite amount of mappings. How will you define these mappings to make this truly accessible for everyone?” This is an excellent point Meghan makes and I’m glad she brought it to my attention. She gave me a few sources to take a look at in regards to visual music, as well as accessible music.
I’m adding these new sources to my list of sources from last week. I have plenty of research to work with for my thesis and I’m excited to show the world of accessible and visual music to everyone!