Multimedia Communication Environment for Children, Handicapped, and Elderly People
ICDCSW '02 Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
Multiple Media Interfaces for Music Therapy
IEEE MultiMedia
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Modeling emotional content of music using system identification
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics
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Music Therapy (MT) addresses physiological, cognitive, and social needs of individuals and employs music to enhance quality of human lives through creation of positive changes. In this paper, we consider applying mobile MT to human-computer interfaces, based on Quality of Life Supporters (QLS) of self-explanatory type, and oriented to elderly and disabled people. QLS are multi-modal communicators for person-environment (P-E) fit adjustments that take into account individual emotions and well-being. The "Circumplex model" published by Russell (1980) is employed for constructing optimal sequences of steps allowing smooth transition between any current and target emotional states in the course of computer assisted sessions. Findings regarding optimal step sizes and preferable types of music applicable for each step, as well as empirical methods of acquiring knowledge concerning relations between music and emotions are reported in result.