Re: food for thought

[Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga <rkthunga@humanmarkup.org>]

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Hi Michael,

 

This is very insightful.  The arts certainly convey human qualities in a manner that goes beyond simply words.  HumanML serves as the middle layer--the layer of computer readable, extractable, explicity emotional metadata.  Art and music could translate into HumanML, or translate out of HumanML, based on the applications on either end.

 

We are currently assembling taxonomies, or classifications from various spheres.  Music and art vocabularies could be a great source of inspiration for HumanMarkup. 

 

Certainly what could aid this process are some standard classification systems of human characteristics through music.  Are you coming from a music background yourself?

 

Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga

 

> Music is often considered as a "universal" language for emotion that
> can be understood by all people from different backgrounds. Through
> music, one can express sadness, anger, humor, elation...in fact, just
> about every emotion conceivable that comprise the "human experience."
>
> I'm wondering if it might make sense to look to music and other
> artistic endeavors as guides to the creation of HumanML. The arts can
> be considered as vehicles for the expression of human emotions, with
> an infinitely wide range of subtlety and directness.  By examining
> music and understanding the vocabulary used to express different
> emotions, we might be able to understand better what it is that makes
> us human, that makes us expressive.
>
> There's no need to reinvent the wheel here (at least that's what I
> think)...we just need to modify it to suit the context and
> environment in which we are seeking to express ourselves. Music and
> the arts are but manifestations of this same principle which we can
> look to as guides.
>
> thoughts?
>
> -michael lacy