Design Strategies for Whole Body Interactive Performance Systems

Cover
Abstract
Declaration
Acknowledgements
-Contents-
1. Introduction
2. Artistic Explorations of Interactivity & Related Technologies
	Interactivity and Technology in the Artistic context
		Views of Interactivity in Fine Art
		Views of Interactivity in Dance and Performance Arts
		Views of Interactivity in Music and Composition
	Interaction design tools and technologies
		Technologies in Motion Capture
		Mapping Strategies and Interaction Design Software Platforms
	Final Thoughts and Conclusion
3. A Holistic Design approach in Whole Body Interaction
	The (I) in HCI
	Types of interactive systems
	Whole Body Interaction
	A Holistic Approach in Interaction Design
		Holistic and Experiential Design
		Holistic Collaborative Design Models
	Conclusion
4. Investigations in Motion and Sound
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	Digital Surfaces workshop
	WBI Design outcomes
5. EnActor: A Blueprint for a Prototype WBI Design System
	EnActor's Design Layout
		Motion tracking and Motion Analysis Layers
		The Core Modules
		Kinetic Interactions : The Fundamental Mechanism
		Spatial Interactions
		Whole Body Mapping
		The Preset Manager
	The Extension Modules
		Composition Modules
		Compositional Blocks
		Digital musical instruments
		Speakers Setup
6. Final Projects
	Hiroshima - Exploring Composition in WBI with EnActor
		Introduction
		Compositional Elements
		Automatic Compositional Modules
		Semi-Automatic Compositional Modules
		Manual Compositional Modules
		Adaptation of the Composition and the Notion of Play
	Duende - Exploring the transfer of traditional dancers to a WBI setting
		Research phase
		Design and implementation
		Agency and Responsiveness
7. Summary & Future developments
	Introduction
	Statement of the Problem
	Holistic Design
	Motion Capture Systems
	Whole Body Interaction
	WBI Systems, Sketches and Scenarios
	Compositional Modules, Layers and Blocks
	EnActor
	General WBI System Design Notes
	Final Thoughts and Future Developments
Appendix
	EnYoga
	CHI Paper: Orient Info
	Hiroshima Score
References