MOBILE MUSIC THERAPY WITH MULTIMEDIA QUALITY OF LIFE SUPPORTERS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED
Keywords:
Quality of life (QOL), multiple view, cyberFilm, multimedia hieroglyph, assistive interface, human emotional state, mobile music therapyAbstract
Music Therapy (MT) addresses physiological, cognitive, and social needs of individuals and employs music to enhance quality of human lives through creation of positive changes. In this paper, we consider applying mobile MT to human-computer interfaces, based on Quality of Life Supporters (QLS) of selfexplanatory type, and oriented to elderly and disabled people. QLS are multi-modal communicators for person-environment (P-E) fit adjustments that take into account individual emotions and well-being. The "Circumplex model" published by Russell (1980) is employed for constructing optimal sequences of steps allowing smooth transition between any current and target emotional states in the course of computer assisted sessions. Findings regarding optimal step sizes and preferable types of music applicable for each step, as well as empirical methods of acquiring knowledge concerning relations between music and emotions are reported in result.
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