Examining the Spectator Experience

A. Cavan Fyans, Michael Gurevich, and Paul Stapleton

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

Drawing on a model of spectator understanding of error inperformance in the literature, we document a qualitativeexperiment that explores the relationships between domainknowledge, mental models, intention and error recognitionby spectators of performances with electronic instruments.Participants saw two performances with contrasting instruments, with controls on their mental model and understanding of intention. Based on data from a subsequent structured interview, we identify themes in participants' judgements and understanding of performance and explanationsof their spectator experience. These reveal both elementsof similarity and difference between the two performances,instruments and between domain knowledge groups. Fromthese, we suggest and discuss implications for the design ofnovel performative interactions with technology.

Citation:

A. Cavan Fyans, Michael Gurevich, and Paul Stapleton. 2010. Examining the Spectator Experience. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177775

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Fyans2010,
 abstract = {Drawing on a model of spectator understanding of error inperformance in the literature, we document a qualitativeexperiment that explores the relationships between domainknowledge, mental models, intention and error recognitionby spectators of performances with electronic instruments.Participants saw two performances with contrasting instruments, with controls on their mental model and understanding of intention. Based on data from a subsequent structured interview, we identify themes in participants' judgements and understanding of performance and explanationsof their spectator experience. These reveal both elementsof similarity and difference between the two performances,instruments and between domain knowledge groups. Fromthese, we suggest and discuss implications for the design ofnovel performative interactions with technology.},
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {Fyans, A. Cavan and Gurevich, Michael and Stapleton, Paul},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177775},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {error,intention,mental model,nime10,qualitative,spectator},
 pages = {451--454},
 title = {Examining the Spectator Experience},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_451.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}