Sound to your objects

Pons, Patricia; Carter, Marcus; Jaén, Javier

doi:10.1145/2995257.2995383

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“…The sounds were adapted to the elephants' preferences, and 60-70 Hz frequencies were used to arouse the interest of the participating elephant Valli [46]. A further relevant study in ACI was carried out with orangutans in zoos by Pons [7]. A sound-based interactive system was developed for auditory enrichment.…”

Section: Animals As Voluntary Musiciansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another question that needs to be addressed is the meaning of sound and music to the animals. Although there are approaches to adapt the frequencies of the sounds [6,37,46] or the music to the personal preferences of the animals [1,7], there is no evidence that any species appreciated the acoustic stimuli. A number of studies in the field of biomusicology, for example [47][48][49][50], have found that animals prefer sounds and musical arrangements that are biologically relevant for them.…”

Section: Animal-centered Musical Interaction Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It seems likely that they would share some human cognitive abilities [14], and thus would be interesting for further research. For example, orangutans, another related species, have shown interest in sound objects for individual auditory enrichment [7]. The Toronto Zoo conducted a study to determine the music preference of orangutans by using a participant-controlled, dichotomous-choice design.…”

Section: Musical Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to the physical and graphical interaction design aspects of such technology, sound and music can also play an important role in the design process [5]. Despite the increasing amount of hardware and software for animals, there are only a few studies devoted to the use of audio technologies to enrich the living environment of animals in captivity [6][7][8].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Animals Make Music: A Look at Non-Human Musical Expression

Gupfinger

Kaltenbrunner

2018

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The use of musical instruments and interfaces that involve animals in the interaction process is an emerging, yet not widespread practice. The projects that have been implemented in this unusual field are raising questions concerning ethical principles, animal-centered design processes, and the possible benefits and risks for the animals involved. Animal–Computer Interaction is a novel field of research that offers a framework (ACI manifesto) for implementing interactive technology for animals. Based on this framework, we have examined several projects focusing on the interplay between animals and music technology in order to arrive at a better understanding of animal-based musical projects. Building on this, we will discuss how the implementation of new musical instruments and interfaces could provide new opportunities for improving the quality of life for grey parrots living in captivity.

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Section: Animals As Voluntary Musiciansmentioning

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Gupfinger

Kaltenbrunner

2018

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“…Tangible elements inside the environment have also been augmented using RGB-D sensors. By tracking and detecting non-technological tangible objects, the system could produce responses such as sounds based on the animals' movements with those objects (Pons, Carter, & Jaen, 2016).…”

Section: Tracking Systems For Zoo Enrichment and Open Spacesmentioning

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Assessing machine learning classifiers for the detection of animals’ behavior using depth-based tracking

Pons

Jaén

Catalá

2017

Expert Systems with Applications

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There is growing interest in the automatic detection of animals' behaviors and body postures within the field of Animal Computer Interaction, and the benefits this could bring to animal welfare, enabling remote communication, welfare assessment, detection of behavioral patterns, interactive and adaptive systems, etc. Most of the works on animals' behavior recognition rely on wearable sensors to gather information about the animals' postures and movements, which are then processed using machine learning techniques. However, non-wearable mechanisms such as depth-based tracking could also make use of machine learning techniques and classifiers for the automatic detection of animals' behavior. These systems also offer the advantage of working in setups in which wearable devices would be difficult to use. This paper presents a depth-based tracking system for the automatic detection of animals' postures and body parts, as well as an exhaustive evaluation on the performance of several classification algorithms based on both a supervised and a knowledge-based approach. The evaluation of the depth-based tracking system and the different classifiers shows that the system proposed is promising for advancing the research on animals' behavior recognition within and outside the field of Animal Computer Interaction. Highlights: • Animal Computer Interaction studies could benefit from automatic behavior detection • Cats' body postures and orientation can be determined using depth-based information • Depth-based trackers offer promising accuracy rates classifying cats' postures

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Do chimpanzees enjoy a virtual forest? A pilot investigation of the use of interactive art as a form of environmental enrichment for zoo‐housed chimpanzees

Yamanashi

Hitoosa

Yoshida

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American J Primatol

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Environmental enrichment is essential for the well-being of zoo animals. Recent advances in sensor and video technologies may contribute to improvements in enrichment in terms of their flexibilities and time constraints. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether interactive movie art can be used as a form of environmental enrichment. We implemented interactive movies designed by a professional artist, a visual art aiming to reflect naturalistic forest habitat, in an indoor chimpanzee enclosure at Kyoto City Zoo in Japan. Motion-tracking sensors embedded in buoys were installed at several locations around the indoor enclosure; the chimpanzees could change the movie contents by physically interacting with these objects. We recorded behaviors by observing entire troop of chimpanzees (six) between March 16 and 20, 2020 (control condition), then recorded behaviors when the interactive movie was presented (experimental condition) between March 21 and 29, 2020. Behaviors were recorded via direct observations and video recordings to examine any changes after the installation of interactive art. The chimpanzees spent more time in the indoor enclosures during the experimental condition than during the control condition. Activity budgets did not change substantially during the study period. There was no evidence of habituation to the movie during the study period. Three chimpanzees, including two young chimpanzees, interacted with the movie more frequently than the others; these young chimpanzees occasionally showed playful expressions when interacting with the movie and exhibited different reactivities to the movie scenes. These results demonstrate, first, that the interactive art did not negatively affect chimpanzee behavior, and second, that some of the chimpanzees indeed showed positive responses to the art. This study, therefore, introduces a novel possibility for environmental enrichment in zoos, involving a collaboration between science and art.

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Sound to your objects

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Animals Make Music: A Look at Non-Human Musical Expression

Animals Make Music: A Look at Non-Human Musical Expression

Assessing machine learning classifiers for the detection of animals’ behavior using depth-based tracking

Do chimpanzees enjoy a virtual forest? A pilot investigation of the use of interactive art as a form of environmental enrichment for zoo‐housed chimpanzees

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