MIDI-BLadE
MIDI BLadE a midi controller concept that was derived from the electronic sport of fencing, at once a musical instrument and a playful dueling game that resembles traditional sword fighting. It is a powerful interaction with a device to find fluent musical expression with no training whatsoever and can be used toward meaningful musical composition and choreography. Players require neither musical background nor swordplay experience to enjoy finding harmony through battle with the MIDI Blade.
This project uses guard-mounted Arduino nano IoT’s to translate accelerometer and gyroscope measurements of gestural input into MIDI commands sent through bluetooth into Max MSP where its musical logic and oscillators are defined.
