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Challenges in Developing an Informal Music Learning Game Environment:
A Project with The San Francisco Symphony
Walt Scacchi and Alex SzetoInstitute for Software Researcch
University of California, Irvine
May 2013
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SFSKIDS: Portal for 8-13 year old students
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SE Challenges in SFSKIDS
-- Non-Functional Requirements-- Playful user interfaces -- Gesture control -- Real-time DSP in Web browser-- Persistence without storage-- Design for extensibility
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Accommodating Preponderance of Non-Functional Requirements
– SFSKIDS must be fun for 8-13 year old students-- SFSKIDS must operate on older or slower personal computers-- SFSKIDS should be aligned with National Music Education Standards
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Align with National Music Education Standards
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Playful user interfaces
– The San Francisco Symphony
– National Science Foundation, grants #0808783 #1041918, #1256593
– No review, approval, or endorsement implied.
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Gesture control
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Real-time DSP in Web browser
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Persistence without storage
SFS required minimal service support: thus no external database or content management servers
-- Users can export (via email) encoded URIs that embed music compositions or music animations-- Other users can receive and select encoded URIs, resume session or modify created content
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Anticipated extensions
SFSKIDS designed for extension, modding, or customization of:
● Recorded music catalog● Music history● Music genres (Opera, Jazz, World,...)● Musical instruments● User created music+imagery● External content management ● Localization
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Conclusions
– Fun: a challenging requirement!– Interdependence of SE and HCI
● playful user interfaces● gesture control● playful game (user) experience
– SE helps to develop application as a reusable, extensible platform!
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Acknowledgements
– The San Francisco Symphony
– National Science Foundation, grants #0808783, #1041918, #1256593
– No review, approval, or endorse-ment implied.