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Title:
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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION TOOL VIA USE OF PERCUSSION PERFORMANCES AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS |
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Author(s):
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Yuji Kawase, Yoshio Nakatani |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-52-6 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Nonverbal communication, emotional communication, music, percussion |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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506 |
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Last Page:
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508 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In general people communicate their feelings to others via language. In some cases, however, nonverbal communication can be more suitable for conveying their feelings than verbal communication. This research proposes a tool that be used in communication via the sound produced by percussion instruments when people find it difficult to verbally express their feelings. Some cognitive psychology research supports the idea that feelings can be expressed via rhythms. With the method proposed here users can select the color that best matches their current feeling from a palette, and cases where the current feeling was best conveyed in the past are then searched and proposed. The system can be improved upon via use of the color palette. The effectiveness of the system was then verified in experiments, which revealed that users were able to choose an appropriate percussion performance that matched the way they felt. Moreover, people listening to the performance were able to understand the user's feeling. This system was thus proved capable of revealing the effectiveness of nonverbal communication made via percussion performance. |
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