IBPoet


2017

IBPoet is an interactive poetry system that integrates biosensors and digital text generation to explore the emotional and physiological dimensions of language. The system creates a unique performance experience involving three participants: a Reader, a Readee, and an Audience. The Readee, equipped with EEG (electroencephalogram) and EMG (electromyogram) sensors, listens to a pre-selected poem while the Reader recites it aloud. The Reader, in turn, receives real-time biosignal feedback through a vibration band and heat gloves, physically sensing the Readee’s emotional response.



As the poem is read, a projected text version dynamically changes based on the Readee’s physiological state—keywords are replaced with new words chosen by an algorithm interpreting their biosignals. This evolving text allows the Audience to witness shifts in emotional resonance and dissonance, offering a poetic reflection of the interpersonal and embodied dimensions of language.


James Rosenthal and Gabrielle Benabdallah. 2017. IBPoet: an interactive & biosensitive poetry composition device. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (UbiComp '17). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 281–284. https://doi.org/10.1145/3123024.3123176


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