Kaylee Jung

Rock & Rollerblade

Analog Motion Meets Digital Sound

Feb 2025

Concept & Inspiration

Inspired by both the physical nature of turntables and modular synthesis, this project explores how movement and arrangement can shape musical output. By preserving the rollerblade's natural setup, the wheel rotations are converted into signals, linking movement to sound.

IGEN 430 is the Advanced Engineering Design Projects course taken by students in the final year of their degree. It spans the full academic year, and

Team Members: Mika Nogami, Beatrice Tam, Josiann Zhou

Technologies: OpenCV, MediaPipe Hands, React, p5.js, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Sensors (Flex, Force, IMU)

Technologies: ESP32 Feather V2, IR Sensors & MAX/MSP

IGEN 430 is the Advanced Engineering Design Projects course taken by students in the final year of their degree. It spans the full academic year, and

Team Members: Mika Nogami, Beatrice Tam, Josiann Zhou

Technologies: OpenCV, MediaPipe Hands, React, p5.js, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Sensors (Flex, Force, IMU)

Reimagining Music Sequencing Through Physical Interaction

Track Control Through Wheel Placement

The system consists of four wheels, each featuring a black notch for tracking. I built a custom optical encoder using an IR sensor, which detects each notch pass and increments an internal counter. At the end of a monitoring period, the counters are compared to determine wheel order— the highest count corresponds to Wheel 4, and so on. This sequence dictates which track is played, turning wheel placement into a dynamic musical control system.

IGEN 430 is the Advanced Engineering Design Projects course taken by students in the final year of their degree. It spans the full academic year, and

Team Members: Mika Nogami, Beatrice Tam, Josiann Zhou

Technologies: OpenCV, MediaPipe Hands, React, p5.js, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Sensors (Flex, Force, IMU)

Wireless Integration with MAX/MSP

The ESP32 Feather transmits the wheel sequence via a Bluetooth stream to MAX/MSP, a visual programming environment for music and multimedia applications. MAX/MSP then interprets the sequence and triggers the corresponding audio track, allowing real-time sequencing where rearranging the wheels dynamically controls playback. This setup seamlessly connects physical motion to digital sound processing.

IGEN 430 is the Advanced Engineering Design Projects course taken by students in the final year of their degree. It spans the full academic year, and

Team Members: Mika Nogami, Beatrice Tam, Josiann Zhou

Technologies: OpenCV, MediaPipe Hands, React, p5.js, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Sensors (Flex, Force, IMU)