AmbiDice: An Ambient Music Interface for Tabletop Role-Playing Games

• Axel Berndt, Center of Music and Film Informatics
• Simon Waloschek, Center of Music and Film Informatics
• Aristotelis Hadjakos, Center of Music and Film Informatics
• Alexander Leemhuis, Center of Music and Film Informatics

Abstract

Tabletop role-playing games are a collaborative narrative experience. Throughout gaming sessions, Ambient music and noises are frequently used to enrich and facilitate the narration. With AmbiDice we introduce a tangible interface and music generator specially devised for this application scenario. We detail the technical implementation of the device, the software architecture of the music system (AmbientMusicBox) and the scripting language to compose Ambient music and soundscapes. AmbiDice was presented to experienced players and gained positive feedback and constructive suggestions for further development.

• The Paper: AmbiDice: An Ambient Music Interface for Tabletop Role-Playing Games

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