Composing vibrotactile music: A multi-sensory experience with the emoti-chair

Author

Baijal, Anant ; Kim, Julia ; Branje, Carmen ; Russo, Frank ; Fels, Deborah I.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., VIT Univ., Vellore, India

fYear

2012

fDate

4-7 March 2012

Firstpage

509

Lastpage

515

Abstract

The Emoti-Chair is a novel technology to enhance entertainment through vibrotactile stimulation. We assessed the experience of this technology in two workshops. In the first workshop, deaf film-makers experimented with creating vibetracks for a movie clip using a professional movie editing software. In the second workshop, trained opera singers sang and `felt´ their voice through the Emoti-Chair. Participants in both workshops generally found the overall experience to be exciting and they were motivated to use the Chair for upcoming projects.

Keywords

entertainment; haptic interfaces; human computer interaction; human factors; music; sensor fusion; Emoti-Chair; deaf film-makers; entertainment; movie clip; multisensory experience; opera singers; professional movie editing software; vibetracks; vibrotactile music composition; vibrotactile stimulation; Auditory system; Conferences; Educational institutions; Films; Motion pictures; Music; Vibrations; Vibrotactile music; deaf culture; entertainment; human factors engineering; multi-sensory interface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0808-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-0807-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HAPTIC.2012.6183839

Filename

6183839