E-mpathy and the phantom limb sensation: A multisensory experience for embodiment of amputationShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen , 2020, Vol. 2618, p. 13-16Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In the context of promoting empathy among people without disabilities, we propose an application to allow users to experience having an amputated arm. By providing both visual and haptic feedback, our application offers a multisensory experience to enhance the sense of embodiment. The user of our application should still feel their real limb attached to their bodies, and yet see their virtual avatar and interact with the virtual environment as an amputee. A simple task of handling and positioning objects in a table is proposed for users to experience the difficulties of having a missing arm. Additionally, experiment participants are asked to answer a self-presence questionnaire regarding their embodiment of the virtual avatar. Copyright © 2020 for this paper by its authors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen , 2020. Vol. 2618, p. 13-16
Series
CEUR Workshop Proceedings, E-ISSN 1613-0073
Keywords [en]
Human-centered computing - Haptic devices, Human-centered computing - Virtual reality
National Category
Interaction Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-51418Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85087818321OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-51418DiVA, id: diva2:1788304
Conference
2020 XChange Reality!, XCR 2020, St. Pölten, Austria, 27-30 April, 2020
2023-08-162023-08-162023-08-16Bibliographically approved