Contextual Drama in Bach

Semantic-inspired Contextual Affect Detection from Drama Improvisation

Affect interpretation from multithreaded online conversations is a challenging task. Understanding context and identifying target audiences are very crucial for the appropriate interpretation of emotions implied in an individual input embedded in such online social interactions. In this paper, we discuss how context is used to interpret affect implied in conversational inputs with weak or no af...

Bach in Mind

A conserved Bach current

The Bach tensor and a vector which generates conformal symmetries allow a conserved 4-current to be defined. The Bach 4-current gives rise to a quasilocal 2-surface expression for power per luminosity distance in the Vaidya exterior of collapsing fluid interiors. This is interpreted in terms of entropy generation. PACS numbers: 0420J, 0440N

Psycho-Drama in VR

The goal of our group is to produce immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences that engage the user as a central protagonist in compelling interactive dramas. Our dramas are designed for CAVEs or CAVE-like systems – projection-based, 3-D stereo VR displays with one large screen or multiple screens forming a virtual theater. A tracking system and ”wand,” with joystick and programmable buttons, c...

"Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in Primary Sources of J. S. Bach." By John Butt