This paper explores the design of an expressive visual instrument that embraces the unique movement style of a dancer living with physical disability. Through a collaboration between the dancer and an interaction designer/visual artist, the creative qualities of wearable devices for motion tracking are investigated, with emphasis on integrating the dancer's specific movement capabilities with their creative goals. The affordances of this technology for imagining new forms of creative expression play a critical role in the design process. These themes are drawn together through an experiential performance which augments an improvised dance with an ephemeral real-time visualisation of the performer's movements. Through practice-based research, the design, development and presentation of this performance work is examined as a 'testbed' for new ideas, allowing for the exploration of HCI concepts within a creative context. This paper outlines the creative process behind the development of the work, the insights derived from the practice-based research enquiry, and the role of movement technology in encouraging new ways of moving through creative expression.

翻译：本文探讨了一种表达性视觉乐器的设计，该设计旨在拥抱一位肢体残疾舞者的独特运动风格。通过舞者与交互设计师/视觉艺术家的合作，研究了用于运动追踪的可穿戴设备的创造性特质，重点在于将舞者特定的运动能力与其创作目标相结合。该技术在构想创造性表达新形式方面的可供性，在设计过程中起着关键作用。这些主题通过一场体验式表演得以融合，该表演通过表演者动作的短暂实时可视化增强了即兴舞蹈。通过基于实践的研究，本表演作品的设计、开发和呈现被作为一个新想法的"试验台"加以审视，从而允许在创造性背景下探索人机交互概念。本文概述了作品开发背后的创作过程、从基于实践的研究探究中获得的见解，以及运动技术在鼓励通过创造性表达实现新的运动方式方面所扮演的角色。