Ars Electronica Festival · 2008
reactable
by Sergi Jordà, Günter Geiger, Marcos Alonso, Music Technology Group/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Martin Kaltenbrunner
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 2008
Sergi Jordà, Günter Geiger, Marcos Alonso, Music Technology Group/ Universitat Pompeu Fabra and 2 others's “reactable” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2008, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
The “reactable“ was intended to be a right-brained musical instrument for multi-user electronic music performance. It should be attractive, intuitive, non-intimidating, and suitable for everyone from children to professional musicians who can start playing from the first minute.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.