Artistic Relevance

Various music controllers exist already that allow control over various parameters in musical software. Many devices such as this have been custom built to provided specific musical interaction. The experiments in the robotcowboy project are designed to allow users of interaction-limiting software to build these simple devices themselves. The project will be open-source and aimed at non-technical users. Perhaps through projects such as this, the nature of computer music performance can be changed to emphasize the psychology of a live performance.