HappyFeet: Embodiments for Joint Remote Dancing

Alizadeh, H., Witcraft, A., Sharlin, E., and Tang, A. (2016). HappyFeet: Embodiments for Joint Remote Dancing. In GI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 Graphics Interface Conference, 117--124.

Acceptance: 13/33 - 39%.

Abstract

We present HappyFeet, a dancing system designed for supporting dancing experience between remotely located dance partners. HappyFeet uses 3D representation of dancers’ feet in a shared virtual dance space to emphasize timing and placement of feet. It has two modes of operation: a learning mode where the user can dance with pre-recorded dance lessons, and a second mode where the system provides a shared dance floor for remotely located dancers. We evaluated our system in a laboratory study where we investigated the role of the feet embodiment by comparing its’ use to a video-only condition. The feet embodiment provided our participants with a better understanding of dance moves, helped them to synchronize timing of their dance steps, and provided them with a dance space in which they could freely create dance moves with their partners.

Materials

PDF File (https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2016-gi2016-happyfeet.pdf)
URL (http://graphicsinterface.org/proceedings/gi2016/gi2016-15/)
Video (https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2016-gi2016-happyfeet.mp4)
DOI (https://doi.org/10.20380/GI2016.15)

BibTeX

@inproceedings{alizadeh2016happyfeet,
  acceptance = {13/33 - 39%},
  pages = {117--124},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.20380/GI2016.15},
  url = {http://graphicsinterface.org/proceedings/gi2016/gi2016-15/},
  videourl = {https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2016-gi2016-happyfeet.mp4},
  pdfurl = {https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2016-gi2016-happyfeet.pdf},
  type = {conference},
  title = {HappyFeet: Embodiments for Joint Remote Dancing},
  booktitle = {GI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 Graphics Interface Conference},
  author = {Alizadeh, Hesam and Witcraft, Anna and Sharlin, Ehud and Tang, Anthony},
  abstract = {We present HappyFeet, a dancing system designed for supporting dancing experience between remotely located dance partners. HappyFeet uses 3D representation of dancers’ feet in a shared virtual dance space to emphasize timing and placement of feet. It has two modes of operation: a learning mode where the user can dance with pre-recorded dance lessons, and a second mode where the system provides a shared dance floor for remotely located dancers. We evaluated our system in a laboratory study where we investigated the role of the feet embodiment by comparing its’ use to a video-only condition. The feet embodiment provided our participants with a better understanding of dance moves, helped them to synchronize timing of their dance steps, and provided them with a dance space in which they could freely create dance moves with their partners.},
}