RHYME AESTHETICS INSTRUMENTS

A neurocognitive perspective on rhyme awareness: the N450 rhyme effect.

Rhyme processing is reflected in the electrophysiological signals of the brain as a negative deflection for non-rhyming as compared to rhyming stimuli around 450 ms after stimulus onset. Studies have shown that this N450 component is not solely sensitive to rhyme but also responds to other types of phonological overlap. In the present study, we examined whether the N450 component can be used to...

Engineering Aesthetics and Ergo-Aesthetics:

Human factors researchers and practitioners have been focusing research attention on the easeof-use, productivity, safety, comfort, and effectiveness aspects of product and system design. This article argues that it is time that we add another important dimension to the fields of human factors research and practice—the aesthetic dimension. This article discusses the need for the establishment o...

Guitar Hero: Nursery Rhyme Edition

This project will implement a version of the popular game Guitar Hero. The project will be composed of visual, audio, and interactive parts. The goal of the game is to be able to “play” the notes of a song chosen from a given list by pressing the appropriate buttons on the keyboard to match the ones on the screen. On the keyboard, keys F5-F12 will be used for the “notes” and Enter will substitu...

On the Romanian Rhyme Detection

In this paper we focus on detecting Romanian words without rhymes, using knowledge about stressed vowels and syllabification. We also investigate quantitative aspects and the etymological origins of the Romanian words without rhymes.

Darwinian Aesthetics Informs Traditional Aesthetics