Making Older Art Interactive: Media Modality effects on Aesthetic Experience and Visual Perception in the Narrative Interactive Museum

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Theory: Museum as an Interactive System, Effects of media modalities, Aesthetic experience
Research Problem: Effect of media modality (specifically interactivity) on aesthetic experience and perception.
Design Art Simulation Software

  • Researchers: Hannah (Hye Jin) Kum, M.I.N.D. Lab (SKKU/Samsung, Syracuse University)
  • Funders: Newhouse Endowment, Konkuk University

Modified Painting Simulation

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Software simulation. Hand tracking and virtual paint simulate ‘Pollack” drip paintings.  Method: 1. Right hand: location and amount of paint on the virtual canvas. 2. Left hand: Pick one of 15 colors selected by pushing left hand towards the canvas to change the color. (Kinetic sensor, NI SDK, Open Ni-Compliant Sensor Driver, NITE, Xbox NUI Camera & Audio, USB Composite Device & Kinect USB Audio, NUI Skeleton Tracking and Kinect Cursor Control)

  • Researchers: Hye Jin Kum, Frank Biocca, M.I.N.D. Lab (Konkuk University)
  • Funders: Newhouse Endowment, Konkuk University