Body movement is integral to both performance and perception of music, and this
dissertation suggests that we also think about music as movement. Based on ideas of …

Digital human models (DHM) have evolved as useful tools for ergonomic workplace design
and product development, and found in various industries and education. DHM systems …

Pianist finger movement contains information about note preparation, accent information as
well as personal identifiers. However, no system for detailed finger tracking presently exists …

This chapter presents recent work concerning physically modelled virtual musical
instruments and force feedback. Firstly, we discuss fundamental differences in the gesture …

While 3D graphics software and 3D shapes modeling developed considerably, there is still a
need for integrated physics-based tools. This would ideally require an integrated, coherent …

As motion capture systems become reliable and affordable, hand gestures can be identified
in real-time and used in video games as alternative game controls. However, there is not …

The differences between a musical score and an instance of that music in a performance,
communicates a performer's view of the information contained in that score. The main …

In this article, we discuss physical gestures from the perspective of computer-aided
composition (CAC) and propose solutions for the integration of gesture signals as musical …

The last decade has seen the development of standards for music notation (MusicXML),
audio analysis (SDIF), and sound control (OSC), but there are no widespread standards, nor …

This paper summarises a panel discussion at the 2007 International Computer Music
Conference on movement and gesture data formats, presents some of the formats currently …