GaME : Game for Music Education

Applications

• Video game for musical instrument learning
• The solution is adapted to different instruments (guitar, piano, saxophone, percussions ...)
• GaME can be used:
  • In music schools
  • On e-learning sites
  • As an Edutainment

Description

• Use of a real instrument as an input controller
• Chord detection via chroma computation , using the EHPCP (Enhanced Pitch Class Profile) algorithm
• Distinguishing between major and minor chords
• Sheet music editor
• Quantitative data representing the game state and the player’s interactions with the game : time spent, chord played, final score, etc.
• Use of motivation mechanisms from Game Studies (narration, play, emotion, etc.)

Benefits

For the learners:

• Promotes learning through a more regular practice
• Maintaining motivation by the game universe

For the parents

• Monitoring child progression and attendance

For the teachers:

• Educational tool for real-time analysis and monitoring of player performance
• Personalization of teaching according to the evolution of the learners

Maturation

Maturation with Aquitaine Science Transfert has led to the development and protection of this software