Collaborative Circular Revolving Musical Apparatus
   	     Jocelyn Robert, David Merrill, & Tim Hankins

  1). What will you make and what will it do by December 3?
      We envision a spinning platter around which participants will 
      gather & add objects to the rotating surface. A video camera 
      mounted above the platter will allow us to capture each 
      object's form, color, location, & speed. These attributes will 
      then be mapped to midi messages that will drive a disklavier, 
      & hopefully, produce a musically meaningful result. In a sense, 
      the rotating surface will act as a modular real-time score 
      through which people can collaboratively create music.
      
      By December 3, our hardware will be up and running, and we will 
      be able to make some basic interpretations of the data captured 
      by the camera.

  2). Who's on your team and what specific jobs will they take on?
      - Jocelyn: Max Programming, Performance Art.
      - David: Computer Science, Computer Vision.
      - Tim: Digital Audio, Music Performance.

      - We would all like to work cooperatively on each part of the 
        process.

  3). What are your requirements for parts purchased and equipment 
      borrowed?
      - USB camera
      - turntable or motor
      - camera stand
      - platter
      - computer / cabling
      - disklavier
      - toys / tokens / misc. objects
      - Scott's computer vision software

  4). What are the most difficult problems you might be facing?
      We face three major hurdles...
	1). Analyzing the image data.
	2). Mapping the analyzed data onto out output.
	3). Organizing the mapping so that is has musical meaning.

  5).	Idea: Exploratory, collaborative real-time music making.
	Error: Virtuosity as a barrier to music making.

	Metaphor: Our object IS the metaphor!
	Scenario: People having fun making music and performing.

	Model: A camera that scans a rotating surface and turns it 
	       into music.
	Task: We're not exactly sure yet.

	Display: Both the platter and the sound produced by the 
		 system will act as feedback paths that the 
		 participants can use to modify their interaction 
		 with the system.
	Control: The color, shape, size, location, and speed of the 
		 objects placed on the platter will control the 
		 sound produced.