Two Sonification Methods for the MindCube

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Main Authors: Liu, Fangzheng, Blanchard, Lancelot, Haddad, Don D., Paradiso, Joseph A.
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Published: 2025
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author Liu, Fangzheng
Blanchard, Lancelot
Haddad, Don D.
Paradiso, Joseph A.
author_facet Liu, Fangzheng
Blanchard, Lancelot
Haddad, Don D.
Paradiso, Joseph A.
contents In this work, we explore the musical interface potential of the MindCube, an interactive device designed to study emotions. Embedding diverse sensors and input devices, this interface resembles a fidget cube toy commonly used to help users relieve their stress and anxiety. As such, it is a particularly well-suited controller for musical systems that aim to help with emotion regulation. In this regard, we present two different mappings for the MindCube, with and without AI. With our generative AI mapping, we propose a way to infuse meaning within a latent space and techniques to navigate through it with an external controller. We discuss our results and propose directions for future work.
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spellingShingle Two Sonification Methods for the MindCube
Liu, Fangzheng
Blanchard, Lancelot
Haddad, Don D.
Paradiso, Joseph A.
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
H.5.5
In this work, we explore the musical interface potential of the MindCube, an interactive device designed to study emotions. Embedding diverse sensors and input devices, this interface resembles a fidget cube toy commonly used to help users relieve their stress and anxiety. As such, it is a particularly well-suited controller for musical systems that aim to help with emotion regulation. In this regard, we present two different mappings for the MindCube, with and without AI. With our generative AI mapping, we propose a way to infuse meaning within a latent space and techniques to navigate through it with an external controller. We discuss our results and propose directions for future work.
title Two Sonification Methods for the MindCube
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Sound
Audio and Speech Processing
H.5.5
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18196