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Cross-Cultural Multimedia Computing [electronic resource] : Semantic and Aesthetic Modeling / by Shlomo Dubnov, Kevin Burns, Yasushi Kiyoki.

By: Dubnov, Shlomo [author.].
Contributor(s): Burns, Kevin [author.] | Kiyoki, Yasushi [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016Description: XII, 62 p. 31 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319428734.Subject(s): Computer science | Computer communication systems | Multimedia information systems | Computer Science | Multimedia Information Systems | Computer Communication NetworksAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 006.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- A 'Kansei' Multimedia and Semantic Computing System for Cross-Cultural Communication -- Cross-cultural Aesthetics: Analyses and Experiments in Verbal and Visual Arts -- Information Sensibility as a Cultural Characteristic: Tuning to Sound Details for Aesthetic Experience.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The ability to communicate cultural codes in multimedia depends on their meaning and beauty, as perceived by different audiences around the globe. In this book, the ongoing research on computational modeling of visual, musical and textual contents is described in terms of identifying and mapping their semantic representations across different cultures. The underlying psychology of sense-making is quantified through analysis of aesthetics in terms of organizational and structural aspects of the contents that influence an audience's formation of expectations for future signals, violations of these expectations, and explanations of their meaning. Complexity-accuracy tradeoffs in sound representation are further used to develop new computational methods that capture poietic and aesthetic aspects in music communication. Experimental studies are reported that try to characterize preferences for complexity in abstract, classical and traditional art and music across samples of Western and Far Eastern cultures. These experiments illustrate how aesthetics can be computed in terms of semantic and information measures, highlighting commonalities and uncovering differences in aesthetic preferences across cultures and individuals.
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Introduction -- A 'Kansei' Multimedia and Semantic Computing System for Cross-Cultural Communication -- Cross-cultural Aesthetics: Analyses and Experiments in Verbal and Visual Arts -- Information Sensibility as a Cultural Characteristic: Tuning to Sound Details for Aesthetic Experience.

The ability to communicate cultural codes in multimedia depends on their meaning and beauty, as perceived by different audiences around the globe. In this book, the ongoing research on computational modeling of visual, musical and textual contents is described in terms of identifying and mapping their semantic representations across different cultures. The underlying psychology of sense-making is quantified through analysis of aesthetics in terms of organizational and structural aspects of the contents that influence an audience's formation of expectations for future signals, violations of these expectations, and explanations of their meaning. Complexity-accuracy tradeoffs in sound representation are further used to develop new computational methods that capture poietic and aesthetic aspects in music communication. Experimental studies are reported that try to characterize preferences for complexity in abstract, classical and traditional art and music across samples of Western and Far Eastern cultures. These experiments illustrate how aesthetics can be computed in terms of semantic and information measures, highlighting commonalities and uncovering differences in aesthetic preferences across cultures and individuals.

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