Abstract
The use of musical instruments and interfaces that involve animals in the interaction process is an emerging, yet not widespread practice. The projects that have been implemented in this unusual field are raising questions concerning ethical principles, animal-centered design processes, and the possible benefits and risks for the animals involved. Animal–Computer Interaction is a novel field of research that offers a framework (ACI manifesto) for implementing interactive technology for animals. Based on this framework, we have examined several projects focusing on the interplay between animals and music technology in order to arrive at a better understanding of animal-based musical projects. Building on this, we will discuss how the implementation of new musical instruments and interfaces could provide new opportunities for improving the quality of life for grey parrots living in captivity.
Highlights
The number of physical products and software applications developed for animals and the commercial interest in technological mediators for human–animal interactions is growing [1,2,3,4].In addition to the physical and graphical interaction design aspects of such technology, sound and music can play an important role in the design process [5]
The principal goal of this project is to design and develop musical instruments and interfaces for a group of grey parrots held in captivity at an animal shelter near Vienna
This research is based on an ongoing art project named metamusic [9], which was initiated in 2012 by alien productions
Summary
The number of physical products and software applications developed for animals and the commercial interest in technological mediators for human–animal interactions is growing [1,2,3,4]. Studies have shown that non-human species have musical skills [14,15,16] and display entrainment to auditory stimuli [17,18]. Animal species such as grey parrots, cockatoos, elephants, primates, pigeons, and carps have been found to be able to discriminate between different. Some parrot species such as grey parrots and cockatoos have musical or different prefer music Grey to silence, or move in rhythmic to patterns the skillscomposers and a natural feeling genres, for rhythm [17,18].
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