?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Dynamical+Analysis+of+Kneading+Using+a+Motion+Capture+Device&rft.creator=Abe%2C+Mamiko&rft.creator=Yamamoto%2C+Tomoyuki&rft.creator=Fujinami%2C+Tsutomu&rft.subject=Statistical+Models&rft.subject=Dynamical+Systems&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=Physical+skills+such+as+playing+the+musical+instrument+are+hard+to+learn+and+take+long+time%0Ato+master.+To+investigate+what+makes+physical%0Askills+so+dificult+to+learn+and+how+we+can+evaluate+the+level+of+skills%2C+we+examined+the+kneading%0Ain+ceramic+art%2C+an+action+to+prepare+the+clay+for%0Ashaping+and+studied+the+physical+movements+of%0Aboth+the+learners+and+experts.%0AKneading+is+an+appropriate+sample+of+physical%0Askill+for+studying+the+body+movement+because+all%0Athe+parts+of+body+need+to+be+coordinated+to+accomplish+the+task.+The+task+is+not+hopelessly+difficult+for+the+complete+novices+to+follow+the+instruction+although+the+end+result+is+not+satisfactory.%0AIt+normally+takes+about+three+years+to+master+the%0Akneading+skill.+It+is+also+relatively+easy+to+judge%0Ahow+well+the+subjects+accomplished+the+task+by%0Aobserving+the+shape+of+the+clay.%0AAfter+careful+examination+of+the+movement+using+video+tapes%2C+we+employed+a+motion+capture%0Adevice+to+collect+the+data+of+movement+from+an%0Aexpert%2C+an+experienced+person%2C+and+three+novices.%0AWe+discovered+that+the+expert+elegantly+splits+his%0Abody+into+two+parts%2C+torso+and+arms%2C+and+effectively+coordinates+these+two+parts+while+kneading%0Athe+clay.&rft.publisher=Lund+University+Cognitive+Studies&rft.contributor=Prince%2C+Christopher+G.&rft.contributor=Berthouze%2C+Luc&rft.contributor=Kozima%2C+Hideki&rft.contributor=Bullock%2C+Daniel&rft.contributor=Stojanov%2C+Georgi&rft.contributor=Balkenius%2C+Christian&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3330%2F1%2FAbe.pdf&rft.identifier=++Abe%2C+Mamiko+and+Yamamoto%2C+Tomoyuki+and+Fujinami%2C+Tsutomu++(2003)+A+Dynamical+Analysis+of+Kneading+Using+a+Motion+Capture+Device.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3330%2F