Greg Corness
Assistant Professor of Creative Technology and Game Design
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CVA Center For The Visual Arts 211b
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Biography
Greg Corness is a Researcher and Artist working with embodied interaction in media environments. His background in music, theatre and dance provides the basis for his research which focus on games, interdisciplinary improvisation, distributed cognition in performance, and methodologies for researching experience in games and performance.
Current Courses
CTK 490.012 Directed Projects In Creative Technology
CTK 390.009 Directed Projects/Seminar In Arts Technology
CTK 356.001 Experimental Technologies for Games
CTK 353.001 Game Development
CTK 453.001 Game Development 1
CTK 355.001 Game Studio Capstone II
CTK 499.002 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CTK 481.009 Selected Topics in Creative Technologies
PhD Interactive Arts and Technology
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada
MM Music Composition
University of Victoria
Victoria, Canada
BM Music Composition
University of Victoria
Victoria, Canada
Grants and Contracts
Understanding and Alleviating the Wicked Problem of Self-Management Adherence Among Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Their Caregivers Using AI-Powered Machine Learning and Gamification
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Dan Cox, Luke Russell, Jessie Casida, Simone Downie.
Illinois State University. October 2025 - 2026
Building Community to Support Student Success in The School of Creative Technologies
Kristin Anne Carlson, Simone Downie, Annie Sungkajun, Greg Corness, Rose G Marshack.
Illinois State University. July 2024 - June 30 2025
Sounding Actions (Stage2): Tangible and Wearable Systems for Analyzing Embodied Bowing Technique for Stringed Instruments
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Benjamin DeKock.
University Research Grant. July 2023 - 2024
Dean’s Faculty Professional Development & Travel Award Program
Greg Corness.
Illinois State University. November 3 2022 - November 5 2022
Using Balance as an Embodied Feedback Parameter for Dancer-Robot Interaction
Greg Corness.
CITE Columbia College Chicago. 2016 - 2017
Image, Text, Sound and Technology
Greg Corness, Jinsil Seo.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. 2009 - 2012
Performances and Exhibits
Catching the Inverse Ghosts
Greg Corness.
June 2024
Greg Corness.
June 2024
The Veil of Nature
Martin Gotfrit, Greg Corness, Sammy Chen, Norm Jaffe.
June 2013 - 2014
Martin Gotfrit, Greg Corness, Sammy Chen, Norm Jaffe.
June 2013 - 2014
Swoosh, Pop, and Kerplunk: Toys for Tangible Listening in Children
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Annie Sungkajun.
The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). - February 2023
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Annie Sungkajun.
The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). - February 2023
Book, Chapter
Interfaces for Sound Installation
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Prophecy Sun, Kristin Anne Carlson, Prophecy Sun.
(2019), 10.4324/9781315106342-6, Foundations in Sound Design for Interactive Media
Toys and Playful Devices : A Case Study
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Prophecy Sun, Greg Corness, Prophecy Sun.
(2019), 10.4324/9781315106359-14, Foundations in Sound Design for Embedded Media
Case Study: Toys and Playful Devices
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Prophecy Sun.
(2018), Foundations in Sound Design for Embedded Media, Routledge
Springboard: Designing Image Schema Based Embodied Interaction for an Abstract Domain
Alissa N. Antle, Greg Corness, Allen Bevans.
(2011), 7--18, Whole Body Interaction, Springer London
Springboard: Designing image schema based embodied interaction for an abstract domain
Alissa N Antle, Greg Corness, Allen Bevans.
(2011), 7--18, Whole body interaction, Springer
Experience Structuring Factors Affecting Learning in Family Visits to Museums
Marek Hatala, Karen Tanenbaum, Ron Wakkary, Kevin Muise, Bardia Mohabbati, Greg Corness, Jim Budd, Tom Loughin.
(2009), 5794, 37--51, Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines, Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Springboard: exploring embodiment, balance and social justice
Alissa N Antle, Greg Corness, Milena Droumeva.
(2009), 3961--3966, CHI'09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Conference Proceeding
Exploring Affective Interaction in Self-Management Adherence for Artificial Internal Organ Care
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Jessie Casida, Luke Russell, Dan Cox, Simone Downie.
CHI Workshop on Affective Computing, (2025)
Movement Through Music Space as a Generative Model
Greg Corness.
The 17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR’25), (2025)
Catching the Inverse Ghosts: Exploring Spatial Impacts of Movement in Virtual Reality
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Sargylana Cherepanova.
The ACM Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO), (2024)
Player Decision and Downtime in Competitive Games
William Kim, Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), (2024)
Can you Feel What I Feel: Leveraging Aesthetics in Visual and Spatial Audio VR Experience
Rochelle Pereira Gloor, Greg Corness, Rose G Marshack, Aaron M Paolucci.
Electronic Visualization and the Arts, (2023)
Sounds of Connection: Tactile Support of Family Engagement in Elderly Memory-Care Residents.
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Zahra Irannezhad, Kim Brucker, Lyndsie Schlink.
Electronic and Visual Arts London (EVA), (2023)
Swoosh, Pop, and Kerplunk: Toys for Tangible Listening in Children
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Annie Sungkajun.
The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI), (2023)
Physical Time: A Model for Generating Rhythmic Gestures Based on Time Metaphors
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Movement and Computing, 1--6, (2020)
Active Listening: Encouraging Sound Awareness Through Tangible Sonic Toys
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, prOphecy Sun.
ACM, 334--338, (2019), 10.1145/3311927.3323158
Embodied Intention: Robot Spinal Initiation to Indicate Directionality
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
ACM, 6:1--6:4, (2019), 10.1145/3347122.3347128
Shifting Spaces: Using Defamiliarization to Design Choreographic Technologies That Support Co-Creation
Kristin Anne Carlson, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Greg Corness, Thecla Schiphorst.
ACM, 17:1--17:8, (2019), 10.1145/3347122.3347140
Physicalizing Time Through Orientational Metaphors for Generating Rhythmic Gestures
Greg Corness, Kristin R. Carlson.
(2018), 10.14236/ewic/EVA2018.54
Aesthetics of Immersion in Interactive Immersive Installation: Phenomenological Case Study
Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo, Greg Corness.
(2015)
Perceiving Media Agents: Exploring Intention in a Robot Dance Partner
Greg Corness, Jinsil Seo, Kristin Anne Carlson.
(2015)
Roboplush, Communicative Robot
Rebecca Young, Greg Corness.
Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, (2015)
Performing with a System's Intention: Embodied Cues in Performer-system Interaction
Greg Corness, Thecla Schiphorst.
ACM, 156--164, (2013), 10.1145/2466627.2466642
Light Strings: Kinesthetic Immersive Environment
Seo Jinsil, Corness Greg.
ACM, 15:1--15:1, (2012), 10.1145/2413076.2413091
Audience empathy: a phenomenological method for mediated performance
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Thecla Schiphorst.
ACM, 127--136, (2011), 10.1145/2069618.2069641
Plan, Action, Collaboration: Reflecting on an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Process
Kristin Anne Carlson, Gregory Corness, Thecla Schiphorst.
Sibelius Academy, (2010)
Designing to support reasoned imagination through embodied metaphor
Alissa N. Antle, Greg Corness, Saskia Bakker, Milena Droumeva, Elise van den Hoven, Allen Bevans.
ACM, 275--284, (2009), 10.1145/1640233.1640275
Kurio: a museum guide for families
Ron Wakkary, Marek Hatala, Kevin Muise, Karen Tanenbaum, Greg Corness, Bardia Mohabbati, Jim Budd.
ACM, 215--222, (2009), 10.1145/1517664.1517712
Springboard: exploring embodied metaphor in the design of sound feedback for physical responsive environments
Milena Droumeva, Alissa Antle, Greg Corness, Allen Bevans.
(2009)
Performance Model: Towards a Framework for Interactive Performance Based on Perceived Intention
Greg Corness.
265--268, (2008)
Playing with the Sound Maker: Do Embodied Metaphors Help Children Learn?
Alissa N. Antle, Milena Droumeva, Greg Corness.
ACM, 178--185, (2008), 10.1145/1463689.1463754
nite\_aura: an audio-visual interactive immersive installation
Jinsil Seo, Greg Corness.
ACM, 431--431, (2007), 10.1145/1279740.1279855
Journal Article
Deconstructing Gesture: Investigating Embodied Motion
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
ACM, (2019)
Explorations in a Classroom Context of 3D Audio for Game Environments
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson, Zachary Buckley.
IEEE, (2019)
Beyond the Here and Now: Exploring Threaded Presence in Mediated, Improvised Performance
Kristin Anne Carlson, Prophecy Sun, Shannon Cuykendall, Maria Lantin, Thecla Schiphorst, Greg Corness.
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 26 (2), 97--110, (2017), 10.1162/PRES_a_00288
Balancing justice: exploring embodied metaphor and whole body interaction for an abstract domain
AN Antle, Greg Corness, A Bevans.
International Journal of Arts and Technology, 6 (4), 388--409, (2013)
Human-computer-intuition? Exploring the cognitive basis for intuition in embodied interaction
Alissa N. Antle, Greg Corness, Milena Droumeva.
International Journal of Arts and Technology, 2 (3), 235--254, (2009), 10.1504/IJART.2009.028927
What the Body Knows: Exploring the Benefits of Embodied Metaphors in Hybrid Physical Digital Environments
Alissa N. Antle, Greg Corness, Milena Droumeva.
Interact. Comput., 21 (1-2), 66--75, (2009), 10.1016/j.intcom.2008.10.005
The Musical Experience through the Lens of Embodiment
Greg Corness.
Leonardo Music Journal, -, 21--24, (2008), 10.1162/lmj.2008.18.21
Software
Motion Capture, Camera Tracking, Virtual Reality, and AI Tools: Exploring New and Emerging Technologies in Pedagogical Settings
Benjamin DeKock, Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness.
International Society of Bassists, (2025)
Analysis and Visualization of Embodied Bowing Technique for Stringed Instruments
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness, Benjamin DeKock.
StomaCareVR
Brennen Boldt, Teresa Novy, Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
Presentations
Creative Technologies in Nursing Applications
Kristin Anne Carlson, Greg Corness.
ISU Alumni Half Century Club, Normal, September, 2025
Collaboration with AI Through Teaching and Practice in Creative Technologies
Dan Cox, Greg Corness, Simone Downie, Tony Anthony Reimer, Kristin Anne Carlson.
AI & the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Symposium, Normal, IL, April 16, 2025
Collaboration with AI Through Teaching Practice in Creative Technologies
Christopher Lackey, Simone Downie, Kristin Anne Carlson, Dan Cox, Greg Corness.
University Teaching and Learning Symposium: Emergent Technologies, Enduring Values: Reimagining Teaching for a New Era, Normal IL, January 7, 2025
Catching the Inverse Ghosts
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
International Conference on Movement and Computing, Utrecht, Netherlands, June, 2024
Sounds of Connection: Tactile Support of Family Engagement in Elderly Memory-Care Residents
Greg Corness, Kristin Anne Carlson.
Electronic Visualization and the Arts, London, UK, July, 2023
Intuition as a Parameter of Interaction Experience
Greg Corness.
Embodied Perspectives on Musical AI, Online, November 21, 2022
Valuing Embodied Knowledge: Teaching Technology to Dancers
Greg Corness.
Tish Dance and New Media Conference, NYC, NY, April, 2017
Bodies and Presence
Greg Corness.
The 2015 International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2015), Vancouver, BC, Canada, August, 2015
The Interactive Arts and Media Department at Columbia College Chicago
Greg Corness.
The 2015 International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2015), Vancouver, BC, Canada, August, 2015
Us + It: Developing Performer-Computer Interaction with Agents in Performance
Greg Corness.
International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference (IDMAA2014), Utah Valley, UT, November, 2014
Artist Presentation
Greg Corness.
#docyourworld, Conference on documentary practices, Chicago, IL, April, 2014
Invited Speaker, Artist Presentation
Greg Corness.
Texas A+M Architecture and Visualization Department, College Station, TX, March, 2014
The Illusion of Togetherness: Audience Kinesthetic Experience of Dance
Greg Corness.
Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts Conference 2010 (DHRA2010), London, UK, September, 2010
Intuition as a Parameter for Interactive Performance
Greg Corness.
Kinesthetic Empathy: Concepts and Context, Manchester, UK, April, 2010