Human Computer Interaction meets Computer Music : The MIDWAY Project

This paper describes research carried out in the MIDWAY project at the interface between Computer Music and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Our goal is to bridge models and tools from both domains by combining recent developments, and providing a musical interaction design workbench to facilitate the exploration and definition of new interactive technologies for both musical creation and performance. Such models and tools can expand the means available for musical expression, as well as provide HCI researchers with a better foundation for the design of tools for “extreme” users