Bilotta, E.Pantano, P.Bertacchini, F.Gabriele, L.Longo, G.Mazzeo, V.Rizzuti, C.Talarico, A.Tocci, G.Vena, S.Raffaele De Amicis and Giuseppe Conti2014-01-272014-01-272007978-3905673-62-3https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/ItalChap/ItalianChapConf2007/139-144In this paper, we present ImaginationTOOLS, a software which uses mathematical models to generate, analyse and synthesize sound and music. User learns in an imaginary 3D-city basic concepts on mathematical models and music by interacting with pedagogical agents; composes in a laboratory room using a manipulatory agent-like interface; listens to music in an immersive room and creates interactive music with ad-hoc designed instruments and performs and shares music on the net. It represents a real advancement on the existing similar scientificallyoriented products available on the market and it is considered a fusion of different music and multimedia technologies, with a strong developmental trend into physical interaction design. It is the first software using 3D interaction in a 3D environment to produce sound and music, extending the potential of musicians by experimenting in the psycho-acoustical domain of sound and overcoming the problems of musical education, with simple interface.Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): H.5.1 [Multimedia Information Systems]: Artificial, augmented, and virtual realities; Audio input/output; H.5.2 User Interfaces;User-centered design; H.5.5 Sound and Music ComputingModeling; Signal analysis, synthesis, and processing; I.3.7 Computer Graphics; Three- Dimensional Graphics and Realism