Hyeonil, Sorry I didn't make it over to speak with you at the review. I think your poster is very good: it proposes a clear design investigation into creating products that can deepen spectator experiences at participatory, ad-hoc street music performances. I can imagine many users of this product: you don't have to think of it as only for actual working buskers. Just like Guitar Hero is not really for musicians, but for kids pretending to be musicians (and being inspired to become real musicians maybe), your product might be something used at home or at school for improvisational jam sessions, where you don't really have to be musical or take lessons to play it. I sometimes think Karaoke is boring, because it is always the same. But its fun to get drunk and pretend to be a singer, and sing along to your favorite songs, so maybe it is possible to create a different kind of karaoke with your busking instruments. My point is that you could develop your product for this small market of professional street musicians, and then market it as a in the toy, musical instrument, or educational markets. In Seattle at the Experience Museum, you can go into jam rooms where they have simplified instruments, and you and your friends pretend to play music. It's really fun. Take a look. http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?categoryID=218&ccID=51
Hyeonil,
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't make it over to speak with you at the review. I think your poster is very good: it proposes a clear design investigation into creating products that can deepen spectator experiences at participatory, ad-hoc street music performances. I can imagine many users of this product: you don't have to think of it as only for actual working buskers. Just like Guitar Hero is not really for musicians, but for kids pretending to be musicians (and being inspired to become real musicians maybe), your product might be something used at home or at school for improvisational jam sessions, where you don't really have to be musical or take lessons to play it. I sometimes think Karaoke is boring, because it is always the same. But its fun to get drunk and pretend to be a singer, and sing along to your favorite songs, so maybe it is possible to create a different kind of karaoke with your busking instruments. My point is that you could develop your product for this small market of professional street musicians, and then market it as a in the toy, musical instrument, or educational markets.
In Seattle at the Experience Museum, you can go into jam rooms where they have simplified instruments, and you and your friends pretend to play music. It's really fun. Take a look.
http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?categoryID=218&ccID=51