Emotional Responses to Thermally Augmented Audiovisual Stimuli

Abstract

We examine whether adding controlled thermal cues to audiovisual content modulates emotional responses. In a within-subjects experiment using affectively charged video clips, synchronized warm and cool stimuli intensified valence and arousal ratings and altered engagement without harming perceived quality. Findings suggest thermal augmentation as a promising channel for affective XR and multisensory media.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{voigtantons2015c33,
  author    = {Greiner, S. and Antons, J.-N. and Wechsung, I.},
  title     = {Emotional Responses to Thermally Augmented Audiovisual Stimuli},
  year      = {2015},
  booktitle = {Paper presented at the 7th Int. Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX 2015), Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece},
  doi       = {10.1109/QoMEX.2015.7148140},
}