Category Archives: Jonathan Sparks

VJenerate

Jonathan Sparks

VJenerate creates generative music videos using video snippets from Youtube based on user comments from SoundCloud.

http://vjenerate.com

Description

VJenerate is a web application that creates generative music videos for songs from SoundCloud. Combining the use of both the Soundcloud and Youtube APIs, a song's comments are used to search YouTube and the resulting video snippets are played back according to the song's underlying comment timestamp. In this way, the generated video represents an abstracted crowd sourced reaction to the song itself.

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Mashups – Creating With Web APIs

WRING

Diana Freed, Jonathan Sparks, Michael Ricca

The wring is a assistive technology device used by patients with fine motor issues in Occupational therapy to improve function and provide musical feedback initiated by strengthening exercises

http://Wringdevice.wordpress.com

Description

Wring is a device that enables patients to improve fine motor hand function while receiving real-time auditory musical feedback. The Wring can be used as a stand alone device to play music or as an interface to control and interact with game interfaces through therapeutic hand exercise. There is a great need to provide feedback to patients in OT or PT for fine motor issues. Musical feedback pairs to finger press based on music-supported therapy. Rehab is ongoing often occurring outside of a clinical environment. Patients benefit from feedback based on accuracy of touch to improve hand function. Wring contains a TinyDuino, sensors, and a speaker.

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