TempoWatch: a Wearable Music Control Interface for Dance Instructors

Roth, Josef; Ehlers, Jan; Getschmann, Christopher; Echtler, Florian

doi:10.1145/3430524.3442461

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“…Teachers would be able to use their voice or interact with the watch to adjust the tempo of the music without needing to walk over to the stereo. A similar concept was introduced for ballroom dancing [65].…”

Section: Support Teacher/dancer Skill Augmentation Not Automationmentioning

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Current Use, Non-Use, and Future Use of Ballet Learning Technologies

Trajkova

Cafaro

2021

Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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Learning ballet is a complex motor task that can be effectively enhanced by technology. Learning technologies, however, are not typically used for the assessment of ballet technique due to a lack of adequate and non-invasive tools that can be pragmatically adopted. We conducted an interview-based qualitative study with seven expert ballet teachers and six pre-professional dancers to examine their current and future technology use in a ballet technique class. Through inductive and deductive analysis, we identified reasons for technology non-use and derived seven requirements that can inform the design and implementation of ballet assessment technologies including designing for: adaptation to multi-skill/multi-method environments, teacher/dancer skill augmentation, agency, non-invasive design, feedback for gross/fine movements, trust, and proprioception by supporting transformative assessment. We discuss barriers for technology acceptance and unintended consequences that should be considered when designing future technologies for ballet. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → User studies.

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Section: Support Teacher/dancer Skill Augmentation Not Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Use, Non-Use, and Future Use of Ballet Learning Technologies

Trajkova

Cafaro

2021

Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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“…Wearable technology (WT) has become significantly prevalent in today’s society. Designers integrate this technology into more common uses ranging from body-worn sensors such as assistive devices, smartwatches, or activity trackers (Zeagler et al, 2018 ; Tapu et al, 2020 ) to more artistic creations such as fashion design (Ryan, 2008 ; Hrga, 2019 ), dance performance (Katan, 2016 ; Kim and Landay, 2018 ; Nam and Kim, 2018 ; Giomi, 2020 ; Roth et al, 2021 ), or art for body awareness (Chappell et al, 2021 ). Similarly, musicians have been developing wearable electronics or adapting commercially available wearable devices for music composition and performance (Tanaka, 1993 ; Nymoen et al, 2015 ).…”

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Designing felt experiences with movement-based, wearable musical instruments: From inclusive practices toward participatory design

Cavdir

Wang

2022

Wearable Technol.

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Inclusive musical instruments benefit from incorporating wearable interfaces into digital musical instrument design, creating opportunities for bodily felt experiences and movement-based interactions. In this article, we discuss the evolution of our inclusive design approach behind the design and performance practices of three wearable musical instruments. By focusing on the embodied, somatic, and tacit dimensions of movement-based musical interaction, we evaluate these case studies, combining the third and first-person perspectives. The design and implementation of the wearable sensing, utilizing the additive manufacturing techniques, are discussed for each instrument and its performer in specific cases of musical expression. This article further discusses how our approach integrates music performance as a crucial step into design and evaluation, utilizing these performance practices and such collaborative settings for improved diversity and inclusion. Finally, we examine how our design approach evolves from user-centered design to more participatory practices, offering people with diverse abilities a shared music performance space.

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“…On another note, interaction designers commonly overlook the long-term impact and the different stages of motor learning while focusing on system plausibility and feedback quality [19,23]. Even if we understand the importance of the robustness and usability of the systems [20,21,28] the primary goal of such systems is supporting a motor and cognitive process on the user side that requires to be understood and considered during the design process. Dance teaching and motor skill acquisition have been extensively addressed from the system [4,5], feedback [7,27,29] and interaction perspective.…”

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Assisting Motor Skill Transfer for Dance StudentsUsing Wearable Feedback

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Eska

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2021 International Symposium on Wearable Computers

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Dance plays a crucial role in human well-being and expression. To learn dance, transferring motor knowledge across humans is relevant. Several technologies have been proposed to support such knowledge transfer from teacher to student. However, most of such systems applied a pragmatic approach focused on the feedback and the quality of the feedback system and not necessarily on the human mechanisms behind the dance learning process. In contrast, we inquire about the teacher-to-student motor knowledge transfer from the neural perspective to design motor learning wearable systems. We conducted interviews with dance students and teachers using vignettes based on motor learning theory as a discussion base. We derived insights about dance learning and identified a series of requirements for motor skill transfer-focused wearable devices. Based on our results, we present a prototype that reflects the minimum functional setup for effectively supporting motor learning. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Ubiquitous computing.

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TempoWatch: a Wearable Music Control Interface for Dance Instructors

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Current Use, Non-Use, and Future Use of Ballet Learning Technologies

Current Use, Non-Use, and Future Use of Ballet Learning Technologies

Designing felt experiences with movement-based, wearable musical instruments: From inclusive practices toward participatory design

Assisting Motor Skill Transfer for Dance StudentsUsing Wearable Feedback

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