Metaplasticity in Virtual Worlds: Aesthetics and Semantic Concepts

330 Pages·2010·7.99 MB·English

by  Gianluca Mura

Metaplasticity in Virtual
Worlds:
Aesthetics and Semantic
Concepts
Gianluca Mura
Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
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Metaplasticity in virtual worlds : aesthetics and semantic concepts / Gianluca
Mura, editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60960-077-8 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-60960-079-2 (ebook) 1.
Human-computer interaction. 2. Virtual reality. 3. New media art. 4.
Communication and technology. I. Mura, Gianluca, 1965-
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Editorial Advisory Board
Paul Catanese, Columbia College Chicago, USA
Félix Francisco Ramos Corchado, CINVESTAV GDL, Mexico
Everardo Reyes Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Toluca, Mexico
Olga Sourina, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Daniel Thalmann, EPFL VRLab École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Hidenori Watanave, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Table of Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
Virtual Metaplasticity (Ars Metaplastica) ...............................................................................................1
Gianluca Mura, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
Chapter 2
The Metaplastic Virtual World Theory .................................................................................................27
Gianluca Mura, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
Chapter 3
The Tangiality of Digital Media ............................................................................................................58
Paul Catanese, Columbia College Chicago, USA
Joan Truckenbrod, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Chapter 4
Pervasive Virtual Worlds .......................................................................................................................78
Everardo Reyes-García, Monterrey Tech at Toluca, Mexico
Chapter 5
Semantic Entities in Virtual Worlds: Reasoning Through Virtual Content...........................................90
Vadim Slavin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, USA
Diane Love, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, USA
Chapter 6
Humanness Elevated Through its Disappearance ...............................................................................102
Jeffrey M. Morris, Texas A&M University, USA
Chapter 7
The Mediation Chamber: Towards Self-Modulation ..........................................................................121
Chris Shaw, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Diane Gromala, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Meehae Song, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Chapter 8
A Behavioral Model Based on Personality and Emotional Intelligence for
Virtual Humans ...................................................................................................................................134
Héctor Orozco, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Félix Ramos, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Daniel Thalmann, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Victor Fernández, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Octavio Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
& Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
Chapter 9
The Virtual World of Cerberus: Virtual Singer using Spike-Timing-Dependent
Plasticity Concept ...............................................................................................................................158
Jocelyne Kiss, LISAA, University Paris East, France
Sidi Soueina, Strayer University, USA
Martin Laliberté, LISAA, University Paris East, France
Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA
Chapter 10
Learning from Baroque .......................................................................................................................167
Carola Moujan, Université Paris 1 LETA/CREDE, France
Chapter 11
Synthetic Worlds, Synthetic Strategies: Attaining Creativity in the Metaverse..................................182
Elif Ayiter, Sabanci University, Turkey
Chapter 12
Kritical Artworks in Second Life ........................................................................................................198
Dew Harrison, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Denise Doyle, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Chapter 13
Digital Media and the Quest for the Spiritual in Art ...........................................................................217
Ina Conradi Chavez, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chapter 14
Plastika [Totipotenta] ..........................................................................................................................228
Catherine Nyeki, Plurtimedia Artist “plasticienne”, France
Chapter 15
Spatial Design and Physical Interface in Virtual Worlds ....................................................................240
Hidenori Watanave, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Chapter 16
The City of Abadyl ..............................................................................................................................251
Michael Johansson, PRAMnet, Sweden & China
Chapter 17
Social and Citizenship Competencies in a Multiuser Virtual Game ...................................................266
Germán Mauricio Mejía, Universidad de Caldas, Colombia
Felipe César Londoño, Universidad de Caldas, Colombia
Paula Andrea Escandón, Universidad de Caldas, Colombia
Compilation of References ...............................................................................................................281
About the Contributors ....................................................................................................................300
Index ...................................................................................................................................................306
Detailed Table of Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
Virtual Metaplasticity (Ars Metaplastica) ...............................................................................................1
Gianluca Mura, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
This chapter introduces the definition of new metaplastic discipline. It also defines the metaplastic vir-
tual medium used in different research areas with application in virtual art and virtual heritage.
Chapter 2
The Metaplastic Virtual World Theory .................................................................................................27
Gianluca Mura, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
Conceptualization of the metaplastic virtual world is explained with its artistic archetypes and it leads
to the composition of a new theoretical model with examples of application.
Chapter 3
The Tangiality of Digital Media ............................................................................................................58
Paul Catanese, Columbia College Chicago, USA
Joan Truckenbrod, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
This chapter introduces the concept of Tangiality by illustrating how it is represented in the contempo-
rary interdisciplinary, hybrid media and multi-modal artists’ definitions examples.
Chapter 4
Pervasive Virtual Worlds .......................................................................................................................78
Everardo Reyes-García, Monterrey Tech at Toluca, Mexico
This chapter describes the notion of contemporary society of media which virtualizes human senses and
capabilities integrated within a collective, pervasive hyperspace of information. It is demonstrated with
three different examples of digital media applications.
Chapter 5
Semantic Entities in Virtual Worlds: Reasoning Through Virtual Content...........................................90
Vadim Slavin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, USA
Diane Love, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, USA
This chapter explores how a parallel semantic knowledge base describing the virtual world can improve
the utility of virtual world environment by enabling virtual agents to interact and behave like their peer
human participants.
Chapter 6
Humanness Elevated Through its Disappearance ...............................................................................102
Jeffrey M. Morris, Texas A&M University, USA
This chapter gives consideration to the different types of presence manifested in various communica-
tion formats, stage presence in technology-mediated performance, and several artworks that bring new
light to the artist’s approach to virtual worlds as a kind of counterpoint with reality.
Chapter 7
The Mediation Chamber: Towards Self-Modulation ..........................................................................121
Chris Shaw, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Diane Gromala, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Meehae Song, Simon Fraser University, Canada
This chapter describes scientific methods of evaluations and findings and it discusses first-person phe-
nomenological aspects of biofeedback technologies and their possible future directions.
Chapter 8
A Behavioral Model Based on Personality and Emotional Intelligence for
Virtual Humans ...................................................................................................................................134
Héctor Orozco, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Félix Ramos, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Daniel Thalmann, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Victor Fernández, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
Octavio Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México
& Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
This chapter presents a behavioral model based on personality and emotional intelligence for Virtual
Humans. This model allows virtual humans performing actions based on their current affective state,
beliefs, desires and intentions.
Chapter 9
The Virtual World of Cerberus: Virtual Singer using Spike-Timing-Dependent
Plasticity Concept ...............................................................................................................................158
Jocelyne Kiss, LISAA, University Paris East, France
Sidi Soueina, Strayer University, USA
Martin Laliberté, LISAA, University Paris East, France
Adel Elmaghraby, University of Louisville, USA
The Cerberus is an avatar singer model that performs his musical style and emotion using competitive
learning rule within artificial neural networks methodologies.
Chapter 10
Learning from Baroque .......................................................................................................................167
Carola Moujan, Université Paris 1 LETA/CREDE, France
This chapter discusses from a cultural perspective, philosophical and aesthetic issues related to mixed
reality spaces. It proposes a perceptual analysis of early Baroque architecture for bringing aesthetic
depth and relevance into mixed reality installations.
Chapter 11
Synthetic Worlds, Synthetic Strategies: Attaining Creativity in the Metaverse..................................182
Elif Ayiter, Sabanci University, Turkey
This chapter underlines theoretical premises of an immersive learning approach to the visual arts imple-
mentation into online three dimensional synthetic worlds.
Chapter 12
Kritical Artworks in Second Life ........................................................................................................198
Dew Harrison, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Denise Doyle, University of Wolverhampton, UK
This chapter outlines the curatorial process of creative practices for showing artworks exhibitions in the
Kriti SL island. It indicates new reading guidelines of Art exhibition practice in Second Life
Chapter 13
Digital Media and the Quest for the Spiritual in Art ...........................................................................217
Ina Conradi Chavez, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
This chapter presents a virtual art concept of immersive 3D installations for social interaction through
sensation and physical engagement.