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The reAcoustic eGuitar

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International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques archive
ACM SIGGRAPH 2008 posters table of contents

Los Angeles, California

SESSION: Design table of contents

Article No. 40

Year of Publication: 2008

ISBN:978-1-60558-466-9

Authors

Amit Zoran	MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
Pattie Maes	MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

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SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

We present a new approach for designing guitars making use of the digital environment. We aim to preserve the physical connection between a user and the instrument, while offering innovative sound design. The reAcoustic eGuitar is a digitally fabricated instrument to design sounds. A user shapes it by modifying six separate acoustic chambers. We contextualize the need for such an artifact within the evolution of the guitar.

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