6 research outputs found
Gesture recognition with application in music arrangement
This thesis studies the interaction with music synthesis systems using hand gestures. Traditionally users of such systems were limited to input devices such as buttons, pedals, faders, and joysticks. The use of gestures allows the user to interact with the system in a more intuitive way. Without the constraint of input devices, the user can simultaneously control more elements within the music composition, thus increasing the level of the system's responsiveness to the musician's creative thoughts. A working system of this concept is implemented, employing computer vision and machine intelligence techniques to recognise the user's gestures.Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2006.Computer ScienceMScunrestricte
A virtual musical instrument exhibit for a science centre.
Virtual reality is a technology rapidly gaining interest from research and commercial
groups around the world, but it's introduction into New Zealand has been slow. The
majority of the general public have no concept of virtual reality, and only a few research
institutes have begun virtual reality programmes of any sort.
Partially this is due to the high cost of 'off the shelf' virtual reality systems, which
is usually beyond the range of many organisations. Also the complexity of the software
and the knowledge required to create and manipulate this software makes it a daunting
prospect for many.
This work describes the development of an economical system for the demonstration
of virtual reality and some of its concepts and applications to the general public, in
the form of an educational science centre exhibit. The system creates virtual musical
instruments, overlayed onto the real world, and the user experiences these instruments
as if they were in physical existence
Skyler and Bliss
Hong Kong remains the backdrop to the science fiction movies of my youth. The city reminds me of my former training in the financial sector. It is a city in which I could have succeeded in finance, but as far as art goes it is a young city, and I am a young artist. A frustration emerges; much like the mould, the artist also had to develop new skills by killing off his former desires and manipulating technology. My new series entitled HONG KONG surface project shows a new direction in my artistic research in which my technique becomes ever simpler, reducing the traces of pixelation until objects appear almost as they were found and photographed. Skyler and Bliss presents tectonic plates based on satellite images of the Arctic. Working in a hot and humid Hong Kong where mushrooms grow ferociously, a city artificially refrigerated by climate control, this series provides a conceptual image of a imaginary typographic map for survival. (Laurent Segretier
Implementing the Australian Curriculum in Music: an initial study assessing its praxial potential in secondary schools in Canberra
This thesis explores the design, development, and implementation of the Australian Curriculum in Music in secondary schools in Canberra. Music has long been an area of contention within curricula, but it remains present in the Australian Curriculum. There is a lacuna of detailed analysis of secondary music teachers and courses in relation to the Australian Curriculum, so addressing this gap may allow for a better understanding of how teachers implement the Curriculum in their classrooms.
Using an original analytical framework derived from literature surrounding music education, I have assessed the Curriculum for any issues in design, development, or implementation. This analysis ranges from inception to publication, and serves as the context against which a small sample of interviews with secondary music teachers will be explored. The final section of this thesis analyses and compares coursework documents that capture a detailed snapshot of the potentially vast range of individual interpretations of the Curriculum. Combined, the three sections of this thesis reveal the benefits and shortcomings of the Australian Curriculum in Music, examine some of the systemic issues in music education and teacher training, and highlight the importance of teacher expertise in delivering secondary music education
Arguably augmented reality : relationships between the virtual and the real
This thesis is about augmented reality (AR). AR is
commonly considered a technology that integrates virtual images into a userâs
view of the real world. Yet, this thesis is not about such technologies. We
believe a technology-based notion of AR is incomplete. In this thesis, we
challenge the technology-oriented view, provide new perspectives on AR and
propose a different understanding. We argue that AR is characterized by the
relationships between the virtual and the real and approach AR from a
fundamental, experience-focused view. By doing so, we create an unusually
broad and diverse image of what AR is, or arguably could be. We discuss the
fundamental characteristics of AR and the many possible manifestations it can
take and propose new, imaginative AR environments that have no counterpart in
a purely physical world.
Computer Systems, Imagery and Medi