“Biometric Visceral Interface: A Soft Robotic Immersive System for Extended Perception” presented by Chen, Yan and Yu

Symposium:

• ISEA2019: 25th International Symposium on Electronic Art

• VR / AR – Virtual Self

• Biometric Visceral Interface: A Soft Robotic Immersive System for Extended Perception

• Mengyu Chen
• Jing Yan
• Yin Yu

Venue(s):

• Asia Culture Center (ACC), Gwangju, South Korea

• The concept of a Biometric Visceral Interface originates from a search for an alternative to the visual presentation of biometric data. Departing from the habit brought by the spectacular society of seeing and understanding, Biometric Visceral Interfaces challenge the common practices of communication based upon visual memory and quantified abstraction of biological phenomena. The aim of such interfaces is to extend human perception of body information beyond visual paradigm and semiotic objects. A set of biomorphic designs of soft robotic prosthetics is introduced here to define a new human-machine interface that allows the users to have affective interpersonal communication. We describe how a multisensory immersive system can reconstruct a user’s body schema in virtual space and visceralize biometric data into the user’s body as a new way to perceive the presence of others.

Category:

• Paper
• Short Paper