Dance-Inspired Technology, Technology-Inspired Dance

In this article, Berto Gonzales, Erin Carroll, and Celine Latulipe combine their thoughts and research to approach the topic of the combination of dance and technology.  They describe how the technologists work a designers and how they must consider how all of the parts to the dance and media will be integrated to inform the overall gestalt of the piece.  They  describe 5 main design principles for making interactive dance

1.  Connected Kinetics: Audience members should be able to tell the dancers' movements control, manipulate, or influence the kinetics of the visualization.
   
2. Augmented Expression: The technology should enrich the mediums of expression available to the choreographer and dancers or provide entirely new mediums of expression.
   
3.  Aesthetic Harmony: A relationship should be established between the dancers and visualizations such that they complement each other to create an integrated aesthetic.
   
4. 4. Interactive Build: The variability and intensity of the visualizations and interaction should progress throughout the dance to match the build of the choreography.
   
5. Integrated Process: The technologist should be integrated into the choreographic design process to better inform the development of the technology, visualizations, and choreography to support their subsequent union.