January 11, 2006
'Note'-worthy contest seeks new ringtones
Professor Tod Machover of the Media Lab is creating his own buzz with an MIT make-your-own-ringtone competition using Hyperscore, software developed at MIT that allows composers to write music with computer graphics.
The contest started on Monday, Jan. 9, and entries will be accepted until midnight Saturday, Jan. 21.
"The original version of Hyperscore -- part of our Toy Symphony project -- allowed kids to compose music for orchestras around the world," Machover said. "Now you can even carry your masterpiece with you, right in your cell phone."
Ringtone submissions will be judged by a panel that includes Machover; David "The Edge" Howell Evans, guitarist for U2; MIT Professor Marvin Minsky; and award-winning Hyperscore inventor Mary Farbood, a Ph.D. student at the MIT Media Lab.
Participants must have an MIT e-mail account. For more contest information and to enter, visit www.h-lounge.com.
[via MIT news office]
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