Evolutionary and Generative Music Informs Music HCI—And Vice Versa

Abstract

This chapter suggests a two-way influence between the field of evolutionary and generative music and that of human–computer interaction and usability studies. The interfaces used in evolutionary and generative music can be made more effective and more satisfying to use with the influence of the ideas, methods, and findings of human–computer interaction and usability studies. The musical representations which are a focus of evolutionary and generative music can enable new user-centric tools for mainstream music software. Some successful existing projects are described and some future work is proposed.