«Exploring “Synekinian Pairs”: Manual-Vocal Gesture Integration in Experimental Contexts» @ MOCO ’26
This study investigates the intuitive relationship between manual gestures and vocal syllables, grounded in shared neurobiological and motor systems. Participants were tasked with producing “Synekinian pairs,” consisting of vocal syllables paired with instinctive gestures. Through qualitative and quantitative analyses, the findings reveal consistent patterns in manual-vocal associations, offering insights into gesture-based sound design, vocal synthesis, gesture notation and human-computer interaction. Future work aims to refine the experimental methodology, expand datasets, and validate these observations across diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
[Beller2026b], Beller, G., Hajdu, G., «Exploring “Synekinian Pairs”: Manual-Vocal Gesture Integration in Experimental Contexts», MOCO ’26: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Movement and Computing, Article No.: 21, Pages 1 – 7 https://doi.org/10.1145/3802842.380285, Montpellier, France, May 2026
