Song Pong

Song Pong uses familiar game mechanics from Cup Pong and Skee Ball to make a musical interface. When the user shoots a ball through a cup, part of a song begins to play and the ball rolls down the return ramp to be thrown again. Each cup plays a unique piece, this may be the bass, guitar, drums, or melody of the chosen song. The interaction allows users with no musical experience to play music through a familiar interaction, rather than learning complicated finger patterns or breathing techniques. There are multiple well-known songs, from the BeeGees to Jason Derulo, that have been transposed to electronic instruments running on a loop. Users can play around with different instruments playing and not playing to see what they can do with just a couple of instruments. The actual game was fabricated with wood and BioFoam, a recipe courtesy of the Living Matter Lab at CU Boulder. Using gelatin, glycerin, water, dish soap, and food coloring we were able to create a world of colorful whimsy. All of the BioFoam is biodegradable and reuseable just had how water and agitation.