Impressions from the SMC Roadmap

Abstract

A broad view of our field is offered in A Roadmap for Sound and Music Computing. However, additional topics should be considered. The roadmap could go further by suggesting study and involvement in economic and policy analysis. Also, the roadmap does not stress the importance of tool building to support the discipline. It could be beneficial to address directly the issues of ‘‘high'' art vs. entertainment and popular culture, and the field should work to adopt both under the unifying theme of sound and music computing. Because the field tends to be dispersed both in terms of specializations and geography, the potential for collaboration is especially important. These and other topics are discussed in relation to the roadmap.