Kristjan Varnik, Jason Freeman, and C. Ramakrishnan. 2004. Tools used while developing auracle: a voice-controlled networked instrument. In Proceedings of the 12th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia (MULTIMEDIA '04). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 528-531. DOI=10.1145/1027527.1027656 http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1027527.1027656 Auracle is a networked sound instrument controlled by the voice. Users jam together over the Internet using only a microphone. Throughout the development process, the authors experimented with different approaches to interpreting vocal input and facilitating user interaction. This paper outlines some of the tools used to implement and evaluate those ideas, simulate the wide range of activities of Auracle users, and facilitate the development process.

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