Seminar on Detailed Capsule Description


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Capsules are an interface metaphor for tangible manipulation of audio-vidual compositions (for the reasons for using tangible media in the first place, see our main design document). At present, we are thinking about three groups of capsules: Media Capsules (which are refereces to either live or pre-recorded media sources), Filter and Transition Capsules (which can be attached to media capsules to modify their content), and Tool Capsules (which relate to various other manipulation performed upon media). All these capsules interact with the Editron table when placed there by the users

Capsule Types

Media Capsules
Media Capsules are colour and shape coded to reflect their specific (grammatical and functional) role in the composition. Each capsule contains a media element, which is played whenever the play head crosses it on the table (provided it is located properly in place). Whenever a capsule is placed correctly on the Editron table, a time-segment lights up on the corresponding ring of the beamed interface, containing further information on the capsule’s media content.

Live Audio Capsule

A Live Audio Capsule is a physical output representation of a wireless microphone.
The wireless microphone is to be used by pupils active in the live media production environment. When the capsule is placed upon the table, a default duration of 10 seconds lights up, and a description of the capsule becomes visible. The default duration can be overruled with the Duration Modifying Tool. When the play head passes the Live Audio Capsule the microphone is active for the length of the duration and the user with the microphone can do his/her audio performance. The Live Audio Capsule can only be placed on one of the Editron’s two circular audio tracks.

Pre-recorded Audio Capsule

A Pre-recorded Audio Capsule is a physical output representation of an audio file. The Pre-recorded Audio Capsule can only be placed on one of the Editron’s two circular audio tracks

Live Image Capsule

A Live Image Capsule is a physical output representation of a wireless image source (camera, keyboard or drawing tablet).