Aesthetic Heuristics in Ubimus

In this paper we propose aesthetic heuristics as an area of study within ubiquitous music research. Initially we discuss the motivations for narrowing the focus of the experimental variables involved in creativity-centred design studies. Then we place aesthetic heuristics within the current efforts toward designs for creativity support, highlighting recent studies that target everyday musical creativity. The reviewed experimental results point to a gap between the current theoretical proposals in musical creativity and the factors that impact everyday musical activities. Self-referentiality of the experimental-theoretical construct and early domain restriction are two of the limitations pointed out by previous theoretical work. We provide a working definition of aesthetic heuristics, indicating its object of study and its rationale. We also lay out initial experimental strategies. Potential contributions from interaction aesthetics and ubimus research are discussed, introducing the concept of creative bias and a set of experimental hypotheses. The last section of the paper furnishes examples of creative biases within the context of musical interaction design.

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[0001]Amazon Centre for Music Research – NAP Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco Brazil

dkeller@ccrma.stanford.edu

[0002]Department of Media Technology Linnaeus University 351 95 Växjö Sweden

nuno.otero@lnu.se

[0003]Department of Computing and Electronics Federal University of Espírito Santo Brazil

leandro.costalonga@ufes.br

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/eva2015.7

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Conference date: 7 & 9 July 2015

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[1] T Amabile 1996 Creativity in Context Boulder, CO Westview Press

[2] B. F Anderson 1980 The complete thinker Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall

[3] O Bown 2014 Empirically grounding the evaluation of creative systems: Incorporating interaction design S ColtonD VenturaN LavračM Cook Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Computational Creativity (ICCC 2014)p112 119

[4] T CoughlanP Johnson 2006 Interaction in creative tasks Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systemsp531 540 New York, NY ACM

[5] E de Bono 1971 Lateral thinking for management New York American Management Association

[6] M Donald 2006 Art and cognitive evolution M Turner The Artful Mindp3 20 Oxford, UK Oxford University Press

[7] B EaglestoneN FordP HoldridgeJ CarterC Upton 2008 Cognitive styles and computer-based creativity support systems: Two linked studies of electro-acoustic music composers R Kronland-MartinetS YstadK Jensen Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval: Sense of Soundsp74 97 Berlin, Heidelberg Springer-Verlag

[8] J FantauzzacoffinJ. D Rogers 2013 Considering patterns of creative work process in creativity support Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’13) New York, NY ACM

[9] S FerrazD Keller 2014 Preliminary proposal of the MDF model of collective creation (MDF: Proposta preliminar do modelo dentro-fora de criação coletiva) Cadernos de Informática 8 2 57 67

[10] L. V FloresM. S PimentaD Keller 2014 Patterns of musical interaction with computing devices Cadernos de Informática 8 2 68 81

[11] W Gordon 1961 Synectics: The development of creative capacity New York Harper & Row

[12] M GurevichJ. R Treviño 2007 Expression and its discontents: toward an ecology of musical creation Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on New Interfaces For Musical Expression (NIME '07)p106 111 New York, NY ACM

[13] L HallnäsJ Redström 2002 From use to presence: On the expressions and aesthetics of everyday computational things ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 9 2 106 124

[14] T Herrmann 2009 Design heuristics for computer supported collaborative creativity Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS '09)p1 10

[15] K Hornbaek 2006 Current practice in measuring usability: Challenges to usability studies and research International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 64 2 79 102

[16] E Hutchins 2010 Cognitive ecology Topics in Cognitive Science 2 4 705 715

[17] D KahnemanA Tversky 1979 Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk Econometrica 47 2 263 291

[18] D Keller 2012 Sonic ecologies A. R Brown Sound Musicianship: Understanding the Crafts of Musicp213 227 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing

[19] D KellerD. L BarreiroM QueirozM. S Pimenta 2010 Anchoring in ubiquitous musical activities Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conferencep319 326 Ann Arbor, MI MPublishing, University of Michigan Library

[20] D KellerL. V FloresM. S PimentaA CapassoP Tinajero 2011a Convergent trends toward ubiquitous music Journal of New Music Research 40 3 265 276

[21] D KellerV LazzariniM. S Pimenta 2014a Ubiquitous Music, Vol.XXVIII Heidelberg Berlin Springer International Publishing

[22] D KellerN OteroV LazzariniM. S PimentaM. H LimaM JohannL Costalonga 2014b Relational properties in interaction aesthetics: The ubiquitous music turn K NgJ. P BowenS McDaid Proceedings of the Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Conference (EVA 2014) London BCS, Computer Arts Society Specialist Group

[23] D KellerJ TimoneyL CostalongaA CapassoP TinajeroV LazzariniM. S PimentaM. H de LimaM Johann 2014c Ecologically grounded multimodal design: The Palafito 1.0 study Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2014) Ann Arbor, MI MPublishing, University of Michigan Library

[24] M. H LimaD KellerM. S PimentaV LazzariniE. M Miletto 2012 Creativity-centred design for ubiquitous musical activities: Two case studies Journal of Music, Technology and Education 5 2 195 222

[25] J Löwgren 2009 Toward an articulation of interaction esthetics New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia 15 2 129 146

[26] T Lubart 2005 How can computers be partners in the creative process: Classification and commentary on the special issue International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 63 4–5 365 369

[27] J McCormack and M d’Inverno 2012 Computers and Creativity Berlin Springer

[28] W. J McGuire 1997 Creative hypothesis generating in psychology: Some useful heuristics Annual Review of Psychology 48 1 1 30

[29] S Mednick 1962 The associative basis of the creative process Psychological Review 69 220 232

[30] E. M MilettoM. S PimentaF BouchetJ.-P SansonnetD Keller 2011 Principles for music creation by novices in networked music environments Journal of New Music Research 40 3 205 216

[31] A NewellJ. C ShawH Simon 1958 The processes ofcreative thinking Santa Monica, CA Rand Corporation http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/papers/2008/P1320.pdf

[32] M PimentaD KellerL FloresM de LimaV Lazzarini 2014 Methods in creativity-centred design for ubiquitous musical activities D KellerV LazzariniM. S Pimenta Ubiquitous Musicp25 48 Heidelberg Berlin Springer International Publishing

[33] Y Rogers 2014 Mindless or mindful technology? Proceedings of the 2014 ACM Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (SIGCHI 2014)p241 ACM

[34] D. L RubensonM. A Runco 1992 The psychoeconomic approach to creativity New Ideas in Psychology 10 2 131 147

[35] D. L RubensonM. A Runco 1995 The psychoeconomic view of creative work in groups and organizations Creativity and Innovation Management 4 4 232 241

[36] B. T Ruviaro 2012 From Schaeffer to *lorks: An expanded definition of musical instrument in the context of laptop orchestras Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Laptop Ensembles & Orchestrasp23 26

[37] A SellenY RogersR HarperT Rodden 2009 Reflecting human values in the digital age Communications of the ACM 52 3 58 66

[38] R SternbergT Lubart 1991 An investment theory of creativity and its development Human Development 34 1 1 31

[39] M. I Stein 1953 Creativity and culture The Journal of Psychology 36 2 311 322

[40] C UptonB EaglestoneN Ford 2005 The compositional processes of electroacoustic composers: Contrasting perspectives Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2005)

[41] G Wang 2014 Ocarina: Designing the iPhone's magic flute Computer Music Journal 38 2 8 21

[42] R. W Weisberg 1993 Creativity: Beyond the myth of genius New York, NY W. H. Freeman

[43] W. A Wickelgren 1979 Cognitive Psychology Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall

[44] P WrightJ WallaceJ McCarthy 2008 Aesthetics and experience-centered design ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 15 4 1 21

[45] Y YamamotoK Nakakoji 2005 Interaction design of tools for fostering creativity in the early stages of information design International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 63 4–5 513 535

[46] A Zahavi 1975 Mate selection: A selection for a handicap Journal of Theoretical Biology 53 1 205 214

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