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Floor sensors are cheap and easy to use! A Nihon Buyo Case Study
Miho Imai
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19261 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19261

Floor sensors are cheap and easy to use! A Nihon Buyo Case Study
As floor-sensing technologies gain traction in movement research, questions remain about their usability and effectiveness for non-expert users. This study presents a case study evaluating Flexel, a modular, low-cost, high-resolution pressure-sensing floor interface, in the context of Nihon Buyo, a traditional Japanese dance. The system was installed, calibrated, and used by a first-time, non-technical user to track weight distribution patterns of a teacher and learner over nine weeks. Live pre…