Despite our confidence on the software, a field study is still
needed. We conducted a survey after allowing hands on
experience of the software with several local elementary
school students in Malaysia and the survey come up with this
conclusion :
1. Motion recognition technology is pretty new and
it is still too inefficient for daily use
2. Based on our research, the software were proven
to be pretty demanding. The fact that both hands
need to be up all the time, is tiring for the
children. Especially since our initial test were
using standard duration song, around three to
four minute. This resulted in discomfort on the
students. We have to shorten the song duration
to make it less demanding for the students.
3. The performance software is not easy to master.
since the software uses both hands to control the
melody, the coordination between both hands
were proven to be difficult. Some student find it
difficult to master the clench and unclench fist
action to control the note on and off.
4. The students showed their interest more towards
the game software. The game software is
designed like the music video games that they
are used to, making it easier to control than the
performance software.
5. Accuracy is also an issue. Despite our best effort
to ensure that the software can detect hand
position correctly, in some cases the software
can lose track of the hand. This usually occur
when the student felt tired and they have to
remove their hand from the Leap Motion sensor
range. When they put their hand back in the
sensor range, they have to readjust everything.