A model-based sonification system for directional movement behavior
Pieter‐Jan Maes, Marc Leman, Micheline Lesaffre · Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) · 2010
Computational algorithms are presented that create a virtual model of a person’s kinesphere (i.e. a concept of Laban denoting the space immediately surrounding a person’s body and reachable by the upper limbs). This model is approached as a virtual sound object/instrument (VSO) that could be “played” by moving the upper limbs in particular directions. As such, it provides an alternative for visual qualitative movement analysis tools, like bar plots. This model-based sonification system emphasizes the role of interaction in sonification. Moreover, this study claims that the integration of intentionality and expressivity in auditory biofeedback interaction systems is necessary in order to make the sonification process more precise and transparent. A method is proposed – based on the embodied music cognition theory – that is able to do this without disclaiming the scientific, systematic principles underlying the process of sonification.