Till Bovermann
Media Lab Helsinki, School of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland (bio)
Electronic digital music practice for Neurodiverse People
Abstract
The project the will be presented aims to connect people with autistic spectrum disorder with the field of contemporary electronic and digital music practice. In pursuit of this, people with autistic spectrum disorders are invited to take part in the design process of electronic instruments.
To facilitate music practice, we aim for a holistic instrument experience rather than a modular approach in which the underlying modules of electronic instruments, interface & mapping & sound synthesis, would become too evident and possibly confuse the player too much.
The close integration of target group members encourages a bilateral learning process: on the one hand, there is an intense and fruitful experience for the participants, on the other hand, it opens the opportunity for the involved researchers to identify opportunities that are specific to this group yet reveal new perspectives also in related research areas.