Introducing Sensory Studies

Bull, Michael; Gilroy, Paul; Howes, David; Kahn, Douglas A.

doi:10.2752/174589206778055655

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“…'"Aesthetic" here is used in the sense remarked by Dewey (1934), that is to say being of necessity sensory (see also Bull et al 2006). Moreover, Dewey's insights on perception are also not purely cognitive -they are sensory.…”

Section: Aroma and Nostalgiamentioning

confidence: 94%

The Aroma of Recollection: Olfaction, Nostalgia, and the Shaping of the Sensuous Self

Waskul

Vannini

Wilson

2009

The Senses and Society

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This study examines olfactory perception and nostalgic memories focusing on sense acts and the sensuous seif as a dialectic of ritual sensations and sense-making rituais. Our data are drawn from a convenience sample of twenty-three participants who reflected on their olfactory experiences through the use of research journals. Our analysis illustrates how olfactory perceptions and memories are necessarily produced by active "idealizing activity" that is emergent in sensuous rituals that help maintain self continuity over time. Our focus on olfaction -at the expense of a more multisensory approach focusing on, say, taste and olfaction -contributes to a very small body of sociological (but 1 d 5 Q

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Section: Aroma and Nostalgiamentioning

confidence: 94%

The Aroma of Recollection: Olfaction, Nostalgia, and the Shaping of the Sensuous Self

Waskul

Vannini

Wilson

2009

The Senses and Society

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“…Thus there is a shift to theories of practice, which amplify the flow and contingency of social life (see Thrift 1996). Thirdly, there is the rise of the interdisciplinary sensory studies (Bull et al 2006), which seeks to enhance our understanding of the role of the senses in history, culture and aesthetics. Focusing on the multiplicity of senses challenges the hegemony of vision and the privileging of discourse in contemporary theory.…”

Section: Children's Geographies 351mentioning

confidence: 99%

The body as research tool: embodied practice and children's geographies

Woodyer

2008

Children's Geographies

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Recently, attempts have been made to advance our ways of thinking and doing Children's Geographies. This paper contributes to that endeavour in two respects. Firstly it considers how the concept of heterogeneous (or hybrid) geographies may offer a new framework for the study of childhood. Secondly, and more substantively, it explores how 'non-representational' ideas and approaches -concerned with the noncognitive and the profoundly practical -may be employed to inform our empirical engagements within this new theoretical framework.

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“…At this point, the Sfoglina asks the player ents, performing some few circular movements with the of the board. If the user correctly performs this action, as techniques or similar schemes [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21], applying gesture recognition in a cultural/exhibition context has required the devise of innovative algorithms optimized for this specific field. We have described our gesture recognizer technique which, based on geometric considerations, can easily detect when a pre-defined gesture has been completed.…”

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Recognizing intuitive pre-defined gestures for cultural specific interactions: An image-based approach

Roccetti

Marfia

2011

2011 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC)

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Abstract-Hands-free gaming systems are likely to gain, in the near future, the total share of the electronic gaming market. Such process has been anticipated by the introduction of the Nintendo Wii that, within a few months from its launch, stably reached the top ranking of sales among gaming systems. We can expect something similar will occur once the for-long expected Microsoft Kinect system will be available on the shelves of computer gaming stores. In general, it is clear from this sequence of events, that the opportunity of playing a game naturally, performing the same movements that would be made in a real setting, has a magnetic effect on customers. What, instead, is less evident is the great wealth of research that has been performed in the recent years to reach such result. In fact, behind the development of such gaming platforms strenuous research efforts have been made in a number of areas, which include and are not limited to hand following techniques and gesture recognition algorithms. As a beneficial side effect, the development of these areas can also play an important role in a number of other applications, including technical and artistic interactive exhibitions. In this paper we will describe the process that led us to devise a novel hand following and an innovative gesture recognition technique that both can easily be applied to exhibition scenarios (e.g., museums, fairs, etc.) and in general all those performing events where a pre-defined set of gestures are needed to enjoy a cultural experience, as they can be easily jointly put to good use to recognize a predefined set of movements. Our algorithms are robust and easy to implement, for this reason they are particularly suited for exhibition scenarios where stands can often change or adapted to new requirements.

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Introducing Sensory Studies

Cited by 112 publications

References 3 publications

The Aroma of Recollection: Olfaction, Nostalgia, and the Shaping of the Sensuous Self

The Aroma of Recollection: Olfaction, Nostalgia, and the Shaping of the Sensuous Self

The body as research tool: embodied practice and children's geographies

Recognizing intuitive pre-defined gestures for cultural specific interactions: An image-based approach

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