Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being

Esko O. Dijk; Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus van Erp; Ewoud Kuyper; Gerard van Wolferen

Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being

Esko O. Dijk, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus van Erp, Ewoud Kuyper, Gerard van Wolferen

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Abstract

From literature and through common experience it is known that stimulation of the tactile (touch) sense or auditory (hearing) sense can be used to improve people's health and well-being. For example, to make people relax, feel better, sleep better or feel comforted. In this position paper we propose the concept of combined auditory-tactile stimulation and argue that it potentially has positive effects on human health and well-being through influencing a user's body and mental state. Such effects have, to date, not yet been fully explored in scientific research. The current relevant state of the art is briefly addressed and its limitations are indicated. Based on this, a vision is presented of how auditory-tactile stimulation could be used in healthcare and various other application domains. Three interesting research challenges in this field are identified: 1) identifying relevant mechanisms of human perception of combined auditory-tactile stimuli; 2) finding methods for automatic conversions between audio and tactile content; 3) using measurement and analysis of human bio-signals and behavior to adapt the stimulation in an optimal way to the user. Ideas and possible routes to address these challenges are presented.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction
Editors	Antinus Nijholt, Esko O. Dijk, Paul M.C. Lemmens
Place of Publication	Enschede, The Netherlands
Publisher	Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT)
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010
Event	Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Duration: 7 Jul 2010 → 7 Jul 2010

Publication series

Name	CTIT Proceedings Series
Publisher	Centre for Telematics and Information Technology University of Twente
Volume	WP10-01
ISSN (Print)	0929-0672
ISSN (Electronic)	0929-0672

Workshop

Workshop	Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction
Period	7/07/10 → 7/07/10
Other	7 July, 2010

Keywords

Auditory-tactile stimuli
IR-71742
METIS-270848
HMI-MI: MULTIMODAL INTERACTIONS
Well being
relaxation
audio-tactile conversion
Touch
EWI-17988

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Dijk, E. O., van Erp, J. B. F., Kuyper, E., & van Wolferen, G. (2010). Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being. In A. Nijholt, E. O. Dijk, & P. M. C. Lemmens (Eds.), Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction (pp. 1-10). (CTIT Proceedings Series; Vol. WP10-01). Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT).

Dijk, Esko O. ; van Erp, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus ; Kuyper, Ewoud et al. / Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being. Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction. editor / Antinus Nijholt ; Esko O. Dijk ; Paul M.C. Lemmens. Enschede, The Netherlands : Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT), 2010. pp. 1-10 (CTIT Proceedings Series).

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Dijk, EO, van Erp, JBF, Kuyper, E & van Wolferen, G 2010, Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being. in A Nijholt, EO Dijk & PMC Lemmens (eds), Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction. CTIT Proceedings Series, vol. WP10-01, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT), Enschede, The Netherlands, pp. 1-10, Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction, 7/07/10.

Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being. / Dijk, Esko O.; van Erp, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus; Kuyper, Ewoud et al.
Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction. ed. / Antinus Nijholt; Esko O. Dijk; Paul M.C. Lemmens. Enschede, The Netherlands: Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT), 2010. p. 1-10 (CTIT Proceedings Series; Vol. WP10-01).

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Dijk EO, van Erp JBF, Kuyper E, van Wolferen G. Audio-tactile stimuli to improve health and well-being. In Nijholt A, Dijk EO, Lemmens PMC, editors, Proceedings symposium on Haptic and Audio-Visual Stimuli: Enhancing Experiences and Interaction. Enschede, The Netherlands: Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT). 2010. p. 1-10. (CTIT Proceedings Series).