Date: May 12, 2010
Location: Auditorium T 001, UFMG School of Engineering

The use of motion capture tools, such as magnetic or infrared camera-based systems, has become quite common in the last decade. These systems allow for real-time information on human movements with resolutions of less than 1 millimeter. This lecture discussed the use of these tools in analyzing the movements of musicians playing their instruments, particularly clarinetists and percussionists. Applications of this research include the design of gestural interfaces for controlling sound synthesis (new digital musical instruments) and the creation of virtual characters playing virtual instruments.

Speaker: Professor Marcelo Mortensen Wanderley – McGill University, Canada.

Discussors: Professor Sérgio Teixeira da Fonseca – UFMG School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy. Professor Sérgio Freire Garcia – UFMG School of Music.