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A service platform for streamlining the production of cyber–physical interactive performance art

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Cyber–physical interactive performance is a new style of performance art that facilitates impromptu interactions among dancers and virtual characters. This paper presents the design and implementation of a full-stack service platform, called WISE (Wearable Item Service runtimE), that supports such kind of performance. The proposed service platform deals with core issues such as connectivity, manageability and simplicity, behind the scene. Two successful real-world applications have verified the feasibility of WISE: a live public performance called Future Circus and a virtual reality (VR) art exhibition called Step In and Out of the Dreams. The evaluation results show that WISE is not only easy to use but also portable and extensible to fit various cyber–physical interactive performances.

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Acknowledgements

This work is sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, under Grants 107-2221-E-004-004, 107-2218-E-004-001 and 106-3011-E-004-001. Special thanks to the following people for their contributions in implementing the platform and the public performances: H. Huang, M. C. Lin, R. Y. Lin, Y. K. Hsiao and Z. Grannan; Director of Future Circus: H. C. Huang; and Director of Step In and Out of the Dreams: Y. L. Tao.

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  2. Department of Management Information Systems and Department of Computer Science, National Chengchi University, Taipei City, Taiwan

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Liao, CF., Chen, K. A service platform for streamlining the production of cyber–physical interactive performance art. SOCA 13, 221–236 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11761-019-00268-8

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