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As light as your scent: effects of smell and sound on body image perception
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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:48 authored by Giada BrianzaGiada Brianza, Ana Tajadura-Jiménez, Emanuela Maggioni, Dario Pittera, Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze, Marianna ObristHow people mentally represent their body appearance (i.e., body image perception - BIP) does not always match their actual body. BIP distortions can lead to a detriment in physical and emotional health. Recent works in HCI have shown that technology can be used to change people’s BIP through visual, tactile, proprioceptive, and auditory stimulation. This paper investigates, for the first time, the effect of olfactory stimuli, by looking at a possible enhancement of a known auditory effect on BIP.We present two studies building on emerging knowledge in the field of crossmodal correspondences. First, we explored the correspondences between scents and body shapes. Then, we investigated the impact of combined scents and sounds on one’s own BIP. Our results show that scent stimuli can be used to make participants feel lighter or heavier (i.e., using lemon or vanilla) and to enhance the effect of sound on perceived body lightness. We discuss how these findings can inform future research and design directions to overcome body misperception and create novel augmented and embodied experiences.
Funding
SenseX - Sensory Experiences for Interactive Technologies; G1589; EUROPEAN UNION; H2020-ERC-2014-STG-638605
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Journal
Proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2019ISSN
0302-9743Publisher
SpringerExternal DOI
Page range
179-202Event name
Interact 2019: 17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer InteractionEvent location
Paphos, CyprusEvent type
conferenceEvent date
2 - 6 September 2019ISBN
9783030293901Series
Lecture Notes in Computer ScienceDepartment affiliated with
- Engineering and Design Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Creative Technology Publications
Notes
Ana Tajadura-Jiménez was supported by Grants No.: RYC-2014-15421, PSI2016-79004-R (MAGIC SHOES; AEI/FEDER, UE), Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad of SpainFull text available
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2019-05-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
2020-08-24First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-05-16Usage metrics
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