Learning to play an instrument requires great amounts of time, effort, and money. This project investigates the fusion of technology with traditional music education. It intends to create a hardware/software suite which will facilitate learning of the guitar. The suite is composed of a physical controller designed like a real guitar and a software game in which the user learns in an engaging and reinforcing setting. It provides a more conducive environment for learning the guitar by using a physical interface similar to a real guitar, strong visual aids, and positive reinforcement through game mechanics. The suite was evaluated using surveys and testing in order to draw a conclusion on the utility of an electronic interface and the success of this implementation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Montgomery, James B.
• DeSantis, Patrick J.
• Levesque, Sean P.

Subject

• Culture
• Computing
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-110710-152042

Keyword

• Digital humanities
• Educational games
• Video games

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• Wyglinski, Alexander
• Bianchi, Frederick W.

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-11-07

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2023-01-18