Abstract
The purpose of this study is to support the creation of contemporary dance choreography using 3D motion data acquired by motion capture. In this study, we have developed a system, “Body-part Motion Synthesis System (BMSS)” to automatically synthesize short choreography motions by using 3D motion data and simulates these motions in 3DCG. To evaluate the effectiveness of this system for students or professional choreographers, experiments were conducted with twenty five students who are studying dance in Japan, USA, and United Kingdom, or four professional choreographers. From the results of the experiment, the effectiveness of this system for supporting dance creation was confirmed, and we examined scenes and improvement points that the current system can work effectively.
