Theories

Enactive Cognition: A Computational Cognitive Theory of Consciousness & Perception

I started the enactive theory of cognition early in my research endeavors at Case Western Reserve University in 2007 in a publication titled Perceptual Symbols Meshing in the book The Map is Not the Territory. Since then, I've explored the idea of enaction in relation to perception, co-creative artificial intelligence, and computational creativity in papers titled: 

• Computing Harmony with PerLogicArt: Perceptual Logic Inspired Art

• Enactive Model of Creativity for Computational Collaboration and Co-Creation,

• Creative Sense-Making: Quantifying the Interaction Dynamics of Co-Creation. 

Creative Sense-Making Cognitive Framework and Qualitative Coding Technique

Creative sense-making (CSM) is a cognitive framework to help understand the dynamic creative process through the lens of interaction and participatory interaction among many agents. It uses the cognitive science theory of enaction and participatory sense-making to describe how agents gradually interact with each other and their environment to build meaning through negotiating shared experiences in dynamic coordination. CSM helps operationalize the ideas of emergence as they relate to social relationship and dynamic interactions.  See www.creativesense-making.com to learn more. 

An Enactive Characterization of Pretend Play

This project studied human collaboration in the domain of pretend object play in order to inform the design of a co-creative system. We found humans dynamically build improvisational meaning in the moment that grows through interaction. To support this type of real time meaning construction, we developed a co-creative play agent that can learn how to improvise on actions through demonstration in a virtual environment.