Music Life is an application for the Media Furniture system that enables people to express themselves through music using furniture as a interface. In Brazilian culture live music inside the home during parties is a common and exciting situation where people bond by playing music. Music Life brings this experience of playing music together at home with high sound quality (timbre and pitch) without the years necessary for mastering an analog instrument. Using Design Thinking approach for innovation, this project mix music expression interfaces, game design, furniture as a media and musicality development in order to create the experience of a musical instrument that is accessible, challenging and enjoyable.
The user tests shows that Music Life brings the kinesthetic of a live music play and easily transforms listeners into agents of the song with small e↵ort, enhancing the music experience. The tests also revealed that it generates communication and serves to straighten bonds between friends.
Music Life brings a new perspective of how digital music is created and appreciated at home with the possibility of generating new music styles and improving our musicality, therefore, influencing the way we perceive music in the future.

修士学位論文. 2011年度メディアデザイン学 第141号