Article

Formalising performative interaction

Authors:

Alan Dix,

Jennifer G. Sheridan,

Stuart Reeves,

Steve Benford,

Claire O'MalleyAuthors Info & Claims

DSVIS'05: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Interactive Systems: design, specification, and verification

Pages 15 - 25

https://doi.org/10.1007/11752707_2

Published: 13 July 2005 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we attempt to formalise some of the basic attributes of performative interaction against a background of sociological analysis in order to better understand how computer interfaces may support performance. We show how this generic formalisation can be used in the deconstruction, analysis and understanding of performative action and more broadly in live performance. Two examples of this form of analysis are shown: the installation piece Deus Oculi; and Stelarc's Ping Body performance piece. The analysis of these pieces renders visible the varied (re)mappings of the causal nature of interaction, direct and indirect effects, and how these are perceived and exploited by the various members of performance social groupings. Our aim, then, is to provide a model that can be used to explore the relationships that exist in performative activities across domains.

References

[1]

J Clarke. pros + thesis. In Adrian Heathfield, editor, Live: Art and Performance, pages 208-209. Tate, London, 2004.

Google Scholar

[2]

Erving Goffman. The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life. Doubleday, New York, 1959.

Google Scholar

[3]

Erving Goffman. Frame Analysis: An Essay on the Organization of Experience. Harper& Row, 1974.

Google Scholar

[4]

Christian Heath and Jon Hindmarsh. Analysing interaction: Video, ethnography and situated conduct. In T. May, editor, Qualitative Research in Practice, pages 99-121. Sage, 2002.

Google Scholar

[5]

Stuart Reeves, Steve Benford, Claire O'Malley, and Mike Fraser. Designing the spectator experience. In Proceedings of SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), pages 741-750, April 2005.

Digital Library

Google Scholar

[6]

D Saltz. The art of interaction: Interactivity, performativity and computers. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 55(2):117-127, 1997.

Crossref

Google Scholar

[7]

R Schechner. Performance Theory. Routledge, London, 1977.

Google Scholar

[8]

Jennifer Sheridan, Alan Dix, Simon Lock, and Alice Bayliss. Understanding interaction in ubiquitous guerrilla performances in playful arenas. In Proceedings of British HCI Conference, September 2004.

Google Scholar

[9]

Stelarc. The body. Switch Journal (online), 2004. Verified 4/3/05.

Google Scholar

[10]

Stephen Wilson. Information Arts: Intersections of art, science and technology. TheMIT Press, 2002.

Google Scholar

Cited By

View all

Sher SSu N(2023)From Screens to Projector, Wall, and TVs: Conceptualizing Livestreams as Design Material for Direct and Indirect Viewership ExperiencesProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35794897:CSCW1(1-22)Online publication date: 16-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3579489
Mckay DTwidale MBuchanan GScholer FThomas PElsweiler DJoho HKando NSmith C(2021)Lady Chatterley's LibraryProceedings of the 2021 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval10.1145/3406522.3446032(197-208)Online publication date: 14-Mar-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3406522.3446032
Monastero BMcGookin DTakala TBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)"I just leaned on it!" Exploring Opportunistic Social Discovery of a Technologically Augmented CushionProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376802(1-13)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376802
Show More Cited By

Formalising performative interaction
1. Human-centered computing

Recommendations

Performative interaction in public space
CHI EA '11: CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Building on the assumption that every human action in public space has a performative aspect, this workshop seeks to explore issues of interactions with technology in public settings. More and more interfaces are used in public on an everyday basis. ...
Performative apparatus and diffractive practices: An account of artificial life art

Drawing on our own art/science practices and a series of interviews with artificial life practitioners, we explore the entanglement of developments at the artistic edges of artificial life. We start by defining key terms from Karen Barad's agential ...
Performative Experience Design

Comments

Information & Contributors

Information

Published In

DSVIS'05: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Interactive Systems: design, specification, and verification

July 2005

265 pages

ISBN:3540341455

Editors:
Stephen W. Gilroy
School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
,
Michael D. Harrison
School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Claremont Tower, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

Berlin, Heidelberg

Publication History

Published: 13 July 2005

Qualifiers

Article

Contributors

Other Metrics

View Article Metrics

Bibliometrics & Citations

Bibliometrics

Article Metrics

13
Total Citations
View Citations
0
Total Downloads

Downloads (Last 12 months)0
Downloads (Last 6 weeks)0

Reflects downloads up to 16 Feb 2025

Other Metrics

View Author Metrics

Citations

Cited By

View all

Sher SSu N(2023)From Screens to Projector, Wall, and TVs: Conceptualizing Livestreams as Design Material for Direct and Indirect Viewership ExperiencesProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/35794897:CSCW1(1-22)Online publication date: 16-Apr-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3579489
Mckay DTwidale MBuchanan GScholer FThomas PElsweiler DJoho HKando NSmith C(2021)Lady Chatterley's LibraryProceedings of the 2021 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval10.1145/3406522.3446032(197-208)Online publication date: 14-Mar-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3406522.3446032
Monastero BMcGookin DTakala TBernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)"I just leaned on it!" Exploring Opportunistic Social Discovery of a Technologically Augmented CushionProceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3313831.3376802(1-13)Online publication date: 21-Apr-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3313831.3376802
Iwamoto EMatsubara MOta CNakamura STerada TKitagawa HMorishima A(2018)Passerby CrowdsourcingProceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies10.1145/32870472:4(1-20)Online publication date: 27-Dec-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3287047
Spence JHazzard AMcGrath SGreenhalgh CBenford SMival OSmyth MDalsgaard P(2017)The Rough MileProceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems10.1145/3064663.3064756(877-888)Online publication date: 10-Jun-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3064663.3064756
Nelimarkka MKuikkaniemi KSalovaara AJacucci GFoth MJu WSchroeter RViller S(2016)Live ParticipationProceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems10.1145/2901790.2901862(509-520)Online publication date: 4-Jun-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2901790.2901862
Grönvall EFritsch JVallgårda AFoth MJu WSchroeter RViller S(2016)FeltRadioProceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems10.1145/2901790.2901818(829-840)Online publication date: 4-Jun-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2901790.2901818
Tomitsch MAckad CDawson OHespanhol LKay JBoring SQuigley A(2014)Who cares about the Content? An Analysis of Playful Behaviour at a Public DisplayProceedings of The International Symposium on Pervasive Displays10.1145/2611009.2611016(160-165)Online publication date: 3-Jun-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2611009.2611016
Spence JFrohlich DAndrews SMackay WBrewster SBødker S(2013)Performative experience designCHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2468356.2468723(2049-2058)Online publication date: 27-Apr-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2468356.2468723
Corness GCarlson KSchiphorst TGoel AHarrell FMagerko BNagai YProphet J(2011)Audience empathyProceedings of the 8th ACM conference on Creativity and cognition10.1145/2069618.2069641(127-136)Online publication date: 3-Nov-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2069618.2069641
Show More Cited By

Abstract

References

Cited By

Recommendations

Performative interaction in public space

Performative apparatus and diffractive practices: An account of artificial life art

Performative Experience Design

Comments

Information

Published In

Publisher

Publication History

Qualifiers

Contributors

Other Metrics

Bibliometrics

Article Metrics

Other Metrics

Citations

Cited By

View options

Share

Share this Publication link

Share on social media

Affiliations