Papers 8A: Reimagining DMIs

Chair: Sasha Leitman

• Friday 2026-06-26 09:00-10:30 BST
• Location: LDN 1.04
• Type: papers

Presentations:

• Modernizing the Machine Lab with Mechatronic Immersive Design and Artificial Intelligence (10 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Colton Arnold; Zhaohan Cheng; Ajay Kapur
  
• Ehecatl: A Frugal Digital Wind Instrument Inspired by Aztec Cosmogony (13 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Manuel Ruiz
  
• Turntangilism: Enhancing traditional Turntable Setups with Tangible Controls for Digital Sequencing and Live Sampling (13 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Thomas Geissl
  
• The DIY MidiMbira: Bridging Traditional Playability and MIDI Technology forPedagogy, Innovation, and Performative Practice (16 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Guillermo de Llera Blanes
  
• Weaving Before Electronics: A Spiral Design Process for Sound-Interface Making (16 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Patricia Cadavid Hinojosa; Nathan Renney; Judith Aston
  
• The Readymade Synth: Prepared Synthesis with Everyday Objects (16 minutes) (PDF link)
  by Antoni Rayzhekov; Martin Murer
  

Papers have 5 minutes for questions and changeover. Speaking time is 5, 8, or 12 minutes depending on the length (short, medium, long) of each paper.