Measuring audience response on-line : an evaluation of the portable audience response facility (pARF)
conference contribution
posted on 2009-01-01, 00:00authored byC Stevens, Kim Vincs, E Schubert
If it is the case that artists and art explore organization of the brain (Zeki & Lamb, 1994), then the investigation of response to artistic performance holds promise as a window to perceptual and cognitive processes. The portable Audience Response Facility (pARF) is an instrument for recording real‐time audience response (Stevens et al. 2009). Twenty, handheld, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) collect responses on customizable skin interfaces. The pARF server transmits the customizable options, synchronizes devices and collects data for export. In this paper we report ratings of the usability of the pARF that were collected after 37 participants had used it to continuously rate engagement along a single dimension while a female dance artist gave two performances of a short solo contemporary dance work. The motion of the dancer was also captured as she performed the piece but only usability rating data are reported here. Ratings indicate that the cognitive load imposed by continuously rating engagement while watching a dance performance was manageable and the pARF was easy to use. An extended familiarization phase may further reduce dual task demand.
History
Event
International Conference on Music Communication Science (2009 : Sydney, New South Wales)
Pagination
100 - 103
Publisher
ICoMCS
Location
Sydney, New South Wales
Place of publication
Sydney, N.S.W.
Start date
2009-12-03
End date
2009-12-04
ISBN-13
9781741082036
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2009, ICoMCS
Title of proceedings
ICoMCS2 2009 : Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Music Communication Science