BeatBearing interactive demo at NordiCHI'08

Interactive demonstration of the BeatBearing project at NordiCHI'08: the 5th Nordic Conference on Computer-Human Interaction. You can download the accompanying paper from my website: http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/~pbennett
and keep up to date with BeatBearing development on my blog: http://petes-sonic-art-research.blogs...

NEW: BeatBearing project site:
http://www.beatbearing.co.uk

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[GkzSkillz]

Do do you have too Build this yourself ?

It's a Pretty Nice Tool. :D

I wanna get one Maybe Record a Instrumental with it & Put it in My Vids :D

Comment Back Thanks.

Brian From ( U.S ) :D

[peterdbennett]

instructions on making your own are in MAKE magazine vol.17

There's also links on my site: beatbearing . co. uk

[totoee33]

hello, great tool!

is there a chance to buy a build one?

greetings from germany

[peterdbennett]

Hi, thanks for asking. I've written an article for MAKE magazine with instructions, the link to my site is in the info box above. (it's beatbearing . co . uk)  let me know how you get on with the build!

[peterdbennett]

The idea came from myself, but was influenced by the use of physical constraints in the Pico project (search for "James Patten Pico").

[cortedemico]

this is like a drum machine met guitar hero and got the public involved in some weird voyeuristic play.

[evengravy]

wow, the tangible copy and paste is simply inspirational, amazing

[OldManHippo]

Moving stuff is slower than pushing buttons, yes. But when did art become about efficiency?

If you're going to compare apples to oranges...

Tenori-on costs $1000+, and you're locked into the functionality provided.

Beatbearing is a DIY project you can build for $100 if you're resourceful. It's open source, and every part of it can be modified.

(Monome is a better comparison. Grid of buttons, open functionality... Still costly, though.)

[Philip Armstrong]

Isn't this the same as the tenorion? Except more time consuming as you have too move metal balls around... no?

[2robking]

at 1:17 it looks like he is jackingoff