Physical & Pervasive Interfaces Post 3. Controller Ideas...

At first I came up with an idea of a small board with 3 piano keys in the board and either side would be a pressure ball that you would have to hammer your fist onto the pads so that way you are playing a mixture of piano and drums. I like the idea but I think it is too simple and that having 3 piano is a bit lazy since I might as well just make a keyboard. I'd like to come up with something better.

My next idea is an odd one that is hard to describe. I got the idea from a viral video of a Marble Machine Instrument by the musician/innovator 'Wintergatan'. ->

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

It would be an L shaped board with a spoon-like lever on the bottom board, that has a marble roll down the handle and you knock the handle to throw the ball to hit one of the pressure plates. But there are so many problems with that. First of, the accuracy you would need would have to be spot on. Then you would end out missing and losing the marble ball is you hit it too hard. It would also mean that you can't hit 2 buttons at the same time and most importantly, it would be too slow. So that idea is completely scrapped.

I ended up thinking, what if playing, could also significantly increase you're motor skills... Then I came up with an idea, that I will reveal in the next blog.