The Thinga-ma-Jam project was one that spawned from a visitor we had in Justin Boyd's sound class. Dr. bleep from bleep labs came and gave us a hands-on on how to build your own thingamakit. http://bleeplabs.com/thingamakit/ I then took this and enclosed it in a handmade wood and metal control panel. The Thingamakit makes all kinds of noises which are modified by the person playing it, using the various dials which control tone, pitch, and tempo. The thingamakit has an output so you can amplify or further modify the sound out if it.
The premise for my project was to make a video out of found footage that viewers could then use the thingamaKIT to make a score to the video. The two items, the Thingamakit and the portable DVD player were placed on a children's play table, designed to be inviting for viewers to play with it. I think I will further display to thingamajam in the future to get a wider reaction than was available at our New Media open house.
