{"product_id":"making-meaning-with-machines-somatic-strategies-choreographic-technologies-and-notational-abstractions-through-a-laban-bartenieff-lens","title":"Making Meaning with Machines: Somatic Strategies, Choreographic Technologies, and Notational Abstractions Through a Laban\/Bartenieff Lens","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rigorous primer in movement studies for designers, engineers, and scientists that draws on the fields of dance and robotics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow should a gestural interface react to a \"flick\" versus a \"dab\"? Versus a \"punch\"? Should robots reach out to a human counterpart with a direct, telescoping action or through a circuitous arc in space? Just as different movements express the different internal states of human movers, so too can the engineered systems behind robots. In \u003ci\u003eMaking Meaning with Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy LaViers and Catherine Maguire offer a refreshingly embodied approach to machine design that supports the growing need to make meaning with machines by using the field of movement studies, including choreography, somatics, and notation, to engage in the process of designing expressive robots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon the Laban\/Bartenieff tradition, LaViers and Maguire sharpen the movement analysis methodology, expanding the material through their work with machines and putting forward new conventions, such as capitalization, naming, and notation schemes, that make the embodied work more legible for academic contexts. The book includes an overview of movement studies, exercises that define the presented taxonomy and principles of movement, case studies in movement analysis of both humans and robots, and state-of-the-art research at the intersection of robotics and dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Meaning with Machines\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed primer for observing, describing, and creating a wide array of movement patterns, which ultimately can help facilitate broader and better design choices for roboticists, technologists, and designers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7406616\"\u003eAmy Laviers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5548340\"\u003eCatherine Maguire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262546126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262546124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM079010\"\u003eHuman-Computer Interaction (HCI)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TEC\"\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TEC037000\"\u003eRobotics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM034000\"\u003eInteractive \u0026amp; Multimedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy LaViers\u003c\/b\u003e works at the intersection of robotics and dance. Her work has been presented in arts, engineering, and science venues, including \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, Merce Cunningham's studios, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, the Performance Arcade, Berkeley, Princeton, and Georgia Tech. She runs the Robotics, Automation, and Dance Lab, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit for art-making, commercialization, education, outreach, and research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine (Cat) Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is a movement educator and dance artist. She has been teaching in the Laban\/Bartenieff Movement System for over 40 years and works as a faculty member of WholeMovement, a coterie of movement analysts working together to promote movement studies globally. She also teaches ongoing movement classes designed to foster self-expression and body connectivity at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691427885293,"sku":"9780262546126","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4af7af47-8d4f-4167-bb37-9acff1767086.jpg?v=1703727306","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/making-meaning-with-machines-somatic-strategies-choreographic-technologies-and-notational-abstractions-through-a-laban-bartenieff-lens","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}