A Multi-Touch DJ Interface with Remote Audience Feedback

Abstract

Current DJ interfaces lack direct support for typical digital communication common in social media. We present a novel DJ interface for live internet broadcast performances with remote audience feedback integration. Our multi-touch interface is designed for a table top display, featuring a timeline based visualization. Two studies are presented involving seven DJs, culminating in four live broadcasts gathering and analyzing data to better understand both the DJ and audience perspective. This study is one of the first to look closer at DJs and remote audiences. We present useful insight for future interaction design between DJs and remote audiences, and interface integrated audience feedback.