<s>
I-CubeX	B-Algorithm
comprises	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
sensors	B-Application
,	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
and	O
interfaces	O
that	O
are	O
configured	O
by	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
the	O
Universal	O
Serial	O
Bus	O
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
)	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
all	O
communication	O
,	O
the	O
complexity	O
is	O
managed	O
behind	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
software	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
end-user	O
configuration	O
editor	O
,	O
Max	O
(	O
software	O
)	O
plugins	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
C++	B-Language
Application	B-Application
Programming	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
applications	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-CubeX	B-Algorithm
is	O
designed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Infusion	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-CubeX	B-Algorithm
arose	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
research	O
project	O
in	O
1995	O
directed	O
by	O
Axel	O
Mulder	O
at	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Kinesiology	O
,	O
Simon	O
Fraser	O
University	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
better	O
tools	O
for	O
artists	O
to	O
create	O
interactive	O
art	O
and	O
for	O
musicians	O
to	O
more	O
easily	O
create	O
or	O
modify	O
musical	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
I-CubeX	B-Algorithm
helped	O
opening	O
up	O
access	O
to	O
technology	O
for	O
artists	O
interested	O
in	O
sensor	O
technology	O
,	O
it	O
in	O
itself	O
inspired	O
others	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
field	O
evolved	O
into	O
physical	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
and	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
generic	O
platforms	O
for	O
applying	O
sensor	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
(	O
performing	O
)	O
arts	O
such	O
as	O
Arduino	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
very	O
application	O
specific	O
sensors	B-Application
for	O
human	O
interfacing	O
and	O
human	B-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
I-CubeX	B-Algorithm
technology	O
was	O
initially	O
on	O
translating	O
sensor	O
signals	O
to	O
MIDI	O
(	O
Digitizer	O
,	O
microDig	O
)	O
for	O
music	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
the	O
transmission	O
protocols	O
now	O
include	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
and	O
WiFi	O
(	O
WiDig	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Classic	I-Protocol
(	O
Wi-microDig	O
)	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
(	O
WiDig	O
,	O
USB-microDig	O
)	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
facilitate	O
its	O
use	O
by	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
researchers	O
and	O
engineers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
MIDI	O
.	O
</s>
