In this paper we present an algorithm for real–time fullbody skeletonization and visualization implemented as two external objects for Max/MSP/Jitter. These objects are intended to provide an accurate description of bodily motion as captured by a video camera, to be used as musical rhythm controller in interactive music systems.

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Since embodied agents are considered as equally usable by all kinds of users, not much attention has been paid to the influence of users ́ attributes on the evaluation of agents in general and their (nonverbal) behaviour in particular. Here, we present evidence from three empirical studies with the agent Max, which focus on the effects of participants` gender, age and computer literacy. The resu...

A simple proof of Tychonoff’s theorem (the compactness of the product of compact spaces) as a direct application of Zorn’s lemma is given. In contrast to the classical Cartan-Bourbaki proof which uses Zorn’s lemma twice, our proof uses it only once.

We present KITTy (Kit d’Interfaçage Tout Terrain), a package programmed in Max/MSP allowing users to design their own network of integrated external patches. This package provides persistence and state-storage mechanisms within a network scheme. Another important feature relies upon the capability of integrating standalone applications written in Max/MSP by other users.

We present a set of probabilistic models that support the design of movement and sound relationships in interactive sonic systems. We focus on a mapping–by–demonstration approach in which the relationships between motion and sound are defined by a machine learning model that learns from a set of user examples. We describe four probabilistic models with complementary characteristics in terms of ...

In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time, the robustness of the Maximum Stream Posterior (MSP) method for audio-visual integration on a large speaker-independent speech recognition task in noisy conditions. Furthermore, we show that the method can be generalised and improved by using a softer weighting scheme to account for moderate noise conditions. We call this generalised method the ...