In this project an interactive computer system is designed that envisions to contribute to young children's musical education. From literature, requirements for musical interaction were derived. In this paper these requirements and the design of the system are described. Author Keywords Multimodal interaction, young children, embodied agents, musical interaction, edutainment. ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces - input devices and strategies, interaction styles; H.5.5 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Sound and Music Computing ? systems; K.3.1 [Computers and Education]: Computer Uses in Education.
Janet C. Read, Panos Markopoulos, Narcís Pa