Proposal and Development of Interactive Music System M[you]sic in Public Spaces for Use in City Planning

Abstract

We describe an interactive music system that can be used for city planning. The system is expected to be installed in public spaces and to carry out the following processes: sense passers-by, estimate the state of the space, and generate sounds and/or music. The developed system was tested in Maebashi, and the results of a questionnaire show that people responded to it positively. And, it seems that people enjoyed the music from the system. We believe that the system is effective for city planning and that we should continue developing it.