{"60801":{"#nid":"60801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Public Service Announcement Hits Right Note","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECreativity, innovation and the interaction between Georgia\nTech fourth-year College of Architecture student Caity Jiminez\u0026nbsp; and Shimon, an improvisational robotic\nmarimba player created by researchers in the Center for Music Technology, take\ncenter stage in Institute\u2019s latest public service announcement (PSA).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Communication \u0026amp; Marketing team\u2019s goal was\nto replicate the success of last year\u2019s PSA spot that won a regional Emmy and\nto identify an idea that epitomizes Georgia Tech\u2019s legendary heritage and\nlimitless future.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe PSA begins with a close up of one of Shimon\u2019s impressive\nrobotic arms striking the marimba and then transitions to a shot of Jiminez\nstriking her drums.\u0026nbsp; The two then\ninteract in a \u201cdueling banjos\u201d format, culminating with the familiar Ramblin\u2019\nWreck song, a familiar tune for all of the Georgia Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EShimon was developed by a team of researchers led by Gil\nWeinberg, director of the Center for Music Technology with the support of the\nNational Science Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShimon is designed to create meaningful and inspiring\nmusical interactions with humans, leading to novel music experiences and\noutcomes,\u201d said Weinberg.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe\ngoal of the project is to create real-time musical collaborations between human\nand robotic musicians that would capitalize on the combination of their unique\nstrengths.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Weinberg these strengths are emotions and expressivity\non the human side and the processing power and mechanical skill of the robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJimenez said she\u2019s always loved Georgia Tech and has played\nthe drums since a very early age.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI began playing the drum set when I was around six year\u2019s\nold,\u201d said Jiminez, who is in her third year of being on Georgia Tech\u2019s drum line.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI really enjoyed being a part of the\nPSA.\u0026nbsp; The work environment was a\nblast, and by the end of the day, almost everyone had learned to twirl a drum\nstick.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jimenez, an Architecture major, recently received her LEED\nAccreditation and hopes to use it to decrease the waste that is typically\nassociated with construction. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe PSA will air during\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s televised football and basketball games and additional\ninformation can be found on the \u003Ca title=\u0022PSA Home Page\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/music\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPSA website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECreativity, innovation and the interaction between Georgia\nTech fourth-year College of Architecture student Caity Jiminez\u0026nbsp; 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