Elizabeth Riddell

Dancing with Technology: Cultivating Presences Through

Distributed Movement Practice

Socially Relevant Computing REU at UNC Charlotte - 2014Human-Computer Interaction Lab

Advisor: Celine Latulipe, PhD

AGA Collaborative ~

Amanda, Gretchen and Alison performing Turtle Crow

Why Dance Matters?

Project Goal ~

Methodology ~

To explore the challenges and opportunities of using technology in distributed movement practice.

- Analyze interviews - Draw conclusions

- Determine social relevance

- Propose possibilities for future design

- Spatial relationship

Challenges with Google Hangouts ~

- Depth perception

- Visual orientation

- Performance level

Opportunities ~

- Decision making - Productivity - Awareness- Presence

How can I be in two places at once?

AGA Collaborative presents: And How to be in Two Places at Once

Challenges and Opportunities ~

Have we created a mixed reality?

The possibilities are endless …

- Automatically opening applications - Ability to connect with the audience on a new level

Video Interaction and Dance in Education

Dance Tutorials via Video Interaction

Dancing Statistics Principles

Break Dance Tutorial

Questions?

Acknowledgements - Celine Latulipe, PhD

Thanks to the REU program and program coordinators.

- Members of AGA Collaborative