In this paper we define Performatology as a data driven, machine learning, and performance theory based approach to interactive drama through the procedural acting of Performative Embodied Agents (PEAs). PEAs are designed to serve as acting tools for live embodied performers to extend their craft into computational media, and to make agents better actors for the enhancement of cinematic games. ...

A vivid imagination is one of the defining features of human mental life. A large body of research has shown that mental imagery is supported by some of the same cognitive systems that underlie perception and action (Decety, 1996; Kosslyn, Thompson, & Ganis, 2006). At the same time, our imaginations can go far beyond what is currently available in our physical environment; we can conjure up new...

This report focuses on the research possibilities of Interactive Storytelling, concretely in the potential of developing different cinematic tools w ithin a storytelling system, with the intention to provide strong, advanced and coherent narrative capabilities in a virtual environment where stories are generated with virtual actors. The context of the proposal is a virtual scenario, developed w...

The auditory sensory system of the taxon Hetrodinae has not been studied previously. Males of the African armoured ground cricket, Acanthoplus longipes (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Hetrodinae) produce a calling song that lasts for minutes and consists of verses with two pulses. About three impulses are in the first pulse and about five impulses are in the second pulse. In contrast, the disturban...

Abstract Moral sensitivity and moral reasoning are essential competencies biomedical researchers have to develop make ethical decisions in their daily practices. Previous research has shown that these can be developed through ethics education. However, it is unclear which underlying mechanisms best support the development of competencies. In this article we argue fostered teaching strategies ta...

The emotional impact of synchronous musical and visual prominences within the cinematic experience awaits thorough empirical evaluation. Film composition is defined here as a genre of stereotypes, whose methodologies are not feasibly subject to significant redevelopment. As consequence, the research focuses on improving components of the audience recognisable functions of film music. Subjects g...