Introversive semiosis in action: depictions in opera rehearsals

Spatial Schemas in Depictions

Depictions, such as maps, that portray visible things are ancient whereas graphics, such as charts and diagrams, that portray things that are inherently not visible, are relatively modern inventions. An analysis of historical and developmental graphic inventions suggests that they convey meaning by using elements and space naturally. Elements are based on likenesses, "figures of depiction" and ...

Semiosis in Embodied Autonomous Systems

This paper discusses processes of semiosis in embodied autonomous systems such as behavior-based robots or animals. The starting point for this investigation are the peculiarities of embodied autonomous systems, i.e. the fact that they are physical systems with a body that is to be moved around in the real world without the help of a human supervisor. We revisit previous results about the natur...

Interactivity and contextuality in organizational semiosis

In this paper we investigate how organizational semiosis may be advanced by the principles of interactivity and contextuality. These principles have been operationalized in a semiosis construction strategy which has been applied in the coordination of the development of the 3 generation of mobile systems at Ericsson. The results show that interactivity and contextuality are powerful enablers of...

Improvisation in Theatre Rehearsals for Synthetic Actors

Although the use of computers to create otherwise impossible characters has long been a staple of film, corresponding use in live stage performance is uncommon, and such characters have typically been only electronic puppets. Computer theatre experiments over the last decade have ranged from digital scenography and virtual reality, to semi-autonomous computer, or synthetic, actors. Improvisatio...

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