In this paper the relationship between body, motion and sound is addressed. The comparison with traditional instruments and dance is shown with regards to basic types of motion. The difference between gesture and movement is outlined and some of the models used in dance for structuring motion sequences are described. In order to identify expressive aspects of motion sequences a test scenario is...

The objects we perceive exhibit structures and properties which are not indigenous to the world as it is in itself. Thus whilst the two horizontal lines in the Miiller-Lyer illusion are objectively of equal length, they are experienced as being such that one is shorter than the other. There is a distinction between the structure as we experience it, the perceived Gestalt, and the underlying aut...

Abstract: The present study proposes an investigation into the reasons why Merleau-Ponty recognizes, in Goldstein’s incorporation of figure-ground notion from Gestalt Psychology, convergence between contemporary science and phenomenological philosophy. It is about understanding how, insofar as it reveals power centering that operates concreteness existence organisms surroundings, figure-backgro...

Introduction The majority of research in the field of virtual reality to date has focused on increasing the fidelity of the environments created and trying to determine the quality of the participant experience. Efforts have been made to quantify such aspects, especially in regards to visuals and sound, and to a lesser extent to the user experience. [1-6] Recent thinking has tended towards the ...