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Towards a Participatory Approach for Interaction Design Based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Case Study from Music Interaction

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Music and Human-Computer Interaction

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“Music Interaction” is the term for interaction design within the domain of music. In areas such as music, the ability to engage effectively in certain activities tends to be restricted to those who have acquired detailed knowledge of domain-specific theories, terminologies, concepts or processes. It can be challenging to design or enhance user interfaces for software able to support novices in these kinds of musical activities. One promising approach to this challenge involves translating musicians’ implicit domain knowledge into patterns known as conceptual metaphors, which are metaphorical extensions of recurring patterns of embodied experience applied to abstract domains, and using this information to inform interaction designs for music. This approach has been applied experimentally with some success to designing user interfaces. However, to the best of our knowledge, this present work is the first to consider in detail the use of Conceptual Metaphor Theory as a key component of a participatory design process. In this chapter we present a participatory approach to Music Interaction design based on the principles of Conceptual Metaphor Theory. We posit that such an approach will facilitate the development of innovative and intuitive interaction designs for both novices and experts alike.

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  1. Music Computing Lab, Centre for Research in Computing, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK

    Katie Wilkie, Simon Holland & Paul Mulholland

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  1. Centre For Research In Computing, The Open University, Walton Hall JLB2, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Simon Holland

  2. Centre For Research In Computing, The Open University, Walton Hall JLB2, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Katie Wilkie

  3. Centre For Research In Computing, The Open University, Walton Hall JLB2, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Paul Mulholland

  4. Sir John Cass Fac. of Art, Arch & Design, London Metropolitan University, Commercial Road 41, London, E1 1LA, United Kingdom

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Wilkie, K., Holland, S., Mulholland, P. (2013). Towards a Participatory Approach for Interaction Design Based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory: A Case Study from Music Interaction. In: Holland, S., Wilkie, K., Mulholland, P., Seago, A. (eds) Music and Human-Computer Interaction. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2990-5_15

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