Predictive instruction of calligraphy handwriting by pressure presentation

Abstract

In the previous research, a pressure presentation device was developed in order to reproduce the traditional instruction methods of calligraphy handwritings. By this device, instructions were carried out to the learner only when instructions were necessary, that is, if the brush overruns the reference handwriting, the pressure was presented to the student's wrist that holds the brush (Single presentation). In the experiments, the developed device was applied for calligraphy self-trainings, and instructions were carried out correctly without losing the learner's activities. In this paper, a new instruction method is proposed in order to decreases further the overrun of the handwritings. In this method, the pressure is also presented even before the brush tip reaches the end point of the reference handwriting. This is called Double presentation method. As a result, it was confirmed that Double presentation decreases overrun rather than Single presentation.