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Perceiving the Light: Exploring Embodied Cues in Interactive Agents for Dance

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Kristin Carlson,

Greg CornessAuthors Info & Claims

MOCO '20: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Movement and Computing

Article No.: 22, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3401956.3404241

Published: 15 July 2020 Publication History

Abstract

The "Light the Way" project focuses on how intention can be transmitted through a media agent in a dance performance. We are interested in both how the agent may transmit its intention, how it may perceive the intention of humans, as well as how the human perceived and then expresses their intention to fulfill their gesture; particularly in relation to space. We describe a trajectory of interactive performance works that explore embodied cues as intention in space through four steps: 1) a fully autonomous and interactive sonic agent with its own behaviours, 2) a human-operated, non-autonomous or interactive visual agent in a controlled workshop, 3) a dancer-operated, non-autonomous or interactive visual agent in a live performance, and 4) an autonomous, non-interactive visual agent with its own behaviours in a controlled workshop. This work explores the balance between different forms of embodied connections that are developed between human and agent performers, and the ways that this work could be developed in the future to support more intuitive interactions.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3670653.3677499
Pataranutaporn PMano PBhongse-Tong PChongchadklang TArchiwaranguprok CHantrakul LEaimsa-ard JMaes PKlunchun P(2024)Human-AI Co-Dancing: Evolving Cultural Heritage through Collaborative Choreography with Generative Virtual CharactersProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Movement and Computing10.1145/3658852.3661317(1-10)Online publication date: 30-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3658852.3661317
Konda RChandan RMarden J(2021)Mission Level Uncertainty in Multi-Agent Resource Allocation2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683156(4521-4526)Online publication date: 14-Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683156

Index Terms

Perceiving the Light: Exploring Embodied Cues in Interactive Agents for Dance
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Contextual design

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Maier SOberdörfer SLatoschik M(2024)Ballroom Dance Training with Motion Capture and Virtual RealityProceedings of Mensch und Computer 202410.1145/3670653.3677499(617-621)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3670653.3677499
Pataranutaporn PMano PBhongse-Tong PChongchadklang TArchiwaranguprok CHantrakul LEaimsa-ard JMaes PKlunchun P(2024)Human-AI Co-Dancing: Evolving Cultural Heritage through Collaborative Choreography with Generative Virtual CharactersProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Movement and Computing10.1145/3658852.3661317(1-10)Online publication date: 30-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3658852.3661317
Konda RChandan RMarden J(2021)Mission Level Uncertainty in Multi-Agent Resource Allocation2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683156(4521-4526)Online publication date: 14-Dec-2021
https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683156

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