
GaME : Game for Music Education

Domain Leisure & Culture
Technology Content and Experiment Design Technologies
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
Inventors
Pierre HANNA
Raphael MARCZAK
Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique (LaBRI, UMR 5800)
Contact
Elodie DURU
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