"Worms" in (e)motion: Visualizing powerful emotional music

Nagel F, Kopiez R, Grewe O, Altenmüller E (2009)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2009

Book Volume: 1

Pages Range: 93-100

Conference Proceedings Title: 127th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2009

Event location: USA

ISBN: 9781615677122

Abstract

Music plays an important role in everyday human life. One important reason for this is the capacity of music to influence listeners' emotions. This study describes the application of a recently developed interface for the visualization of emotions felt while listening to music. Subjects (n = 38) listened to 7 musical pieces of different styles. They were asked to report their own emotions, felt in real-time, in a two-dimensional emotion space using computer software. Films were created from the time series of all self-reports as a synopsis. This technique of data visualization allows an appealing method of data analysis while providing the opportunity to investigate commonalities of emotional self-reports as well as differences between subjects. In addition to presenting the films, the authors of this study also discuss its possible applications in areas such as social sciences, musicology, and the music industry.

Involved external institutions

Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen (IIS) DE Germany (DE) Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (HMTMH) DE Germany (DE) Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e. V. DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Nagel, F., Kopiez, R., Grewe, O., & Altenmüller, E. (2009). "Worms" in (e)motion: Visualizing powerful emotional music. In 127th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2009 (pp. 93-100). USA.

MLA:

Nagel, Frederik, et al. ""Worms" in (e)motion: Visualizing powerful emotional music." Proceedings of the 127th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2009, USA 2009. 93-100.

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