Kickstarter project 'MIDI Sprout' conducts your favorite flowers to play their own plant music. Yes, you read that correctly: this device converts a plant's activities into audio rhythms. The project intends to raise the amount of plant-human interactions. Plants are surprisingly just as perceptive to surroundings as humans are.
The process works through two probes placed on the leaves. The probes measure the plant's electrical currents, and the MIDI Sprout then converts fluctuations into MIDI notes, which actually create tunes. A similar process is used on humans called the galvanic skin response (GSR), which provides insight into humans’ inner emotions.
Horticulturalists already have intimate connections with their gardens, but now they will be happy to know that their plants love them back; because, in fact, plants may have emotions too.
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Plant Music is Now Possible Thanks to MIDI Sprout Technology
Trend Themes
1. Plant Music - The use of MIDI Sprout technology to convert plant activities into audio rhythms opens up new opportunities for creating and experiencing plant music.
2. Plant-human Interactions - The Kickstarter project MIDI Sprout aims to increase the amount of plant-human interactions by allowing plants to participate in musical experiences.
3. Emotional Plants - The discovery that plants may have emotions opens up avenues for exploring the emotional lives of plants and developing innovative ways to connect with them.
Industry Implications
1. Horticulture - The horticulture industry can leverage plant music and MIDI Sprout technology to enhance the sensory experience of gardens, create new forms of entertainment, and attract a wider audience.
2. Music - The music industry can incorporate plant music into compositions and performances, creating unique and immersive musical experiences that connect with both nature and human emotions.
3. Technology - The development and application of MIDI Sprout technology opens doors for further innovation in the field of biofeedback and expanding the understanding of plant physiology.