Title of Entry : Moving Music Winner : Intelligence Frontier Media Laboratory Limited Introduction : Moving Music is an interactive music-making game. Using advanced motion-detection technology based on a webcam, Moving Music turns your body's movements into music. You can create beats, rhythms and melodies by simply waving your hands and shaking your body. With Moving Music, making music is easy and fun. (1) COMPOSER - Make music with your choice of rhythms and styles - rap, rock, hip-hop, jazz, tango, Gypsy, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, etc. Experiment with over 150 virtual musical instruments and sound effects. (2) GAME - Interact with virtual African drums, Latin congas, Chinese percussions and a variety of other game objects (3) CONDUCTOR - Lead a Virtual Orchestra to perform famous songs or classical music. Originality: (1) Concept and enabling technology of translating human body motion into music. (2) Enabling children to learn about music by experiencing the synchronization of their body's rhythms and the musical rhythms. Creativity : (1) The product was a collaboration of engineers, game designers and musicians. (2) An intuitive human-computer interface for children to experiment with and explore music. Entertainment Value : (1) A user-friendly interface for composing original music in different styles and playing musical games. Even kindergarten children can create interesting music. (2) Music games which turn the user into an onscreen musical star. Technology : (1) Advanced vision-based motion tracking technology. (2) Artificial intelligence applied in motion prediction and motion-to-music mapping. Business Potential: (1) Highly regarded by international buyers and reported in "New Products and Trend Report for the International Toy Fair 2006" by world-leading Nuremberg Toys Fair. (2) World market: distribution in EU, US, and even Russia, India, Jordan, Peru, etc.