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Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Empowering people table of contents

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pages: 167 - 174

Year of Publication: 1990

ISBN:0-201-50932-6

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T. Schiphorst	Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
T. Calvert	Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
C. Lee	Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
C. Welman	Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
S. Gaudet	Centre for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

This paper explores the nature of creative composition particularly as it applies to dance, and describes the development of interactive computer based tools to assist the composer. The hierarchical nature of the composition process calls for an interface which allows the composer the flexibility to move back and forth between alternate views and conceptual levels of abstraction. COMPOSE, an interactive system for the composition of dance has been implemented on Silicon Graphics and Apple workstations. The user visually composes in space and in time using menus of postures and sequences. Paths can be edited and an animation of the dance composition allows the final result to be evaluated.

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