Multi-Sensory Interaction for Blind and Visually Impaired People

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Paintings and painting; The Arts; accessibility; accessibility technology; aesthetics; art appreciation; assistive technology; auditory interface; auralization; blind; color; color identification; color sound coding; cross modular association; exhibition environments; image accessibility; media art; multi-sensory; multi-sensory interaction; multi-sensory interface; multimedia data processing; multimodal interaction; museum exhibits; music recommendation system; n/a; nonvisual feedback; people with visual impairment; scent interface; soundscape music; systematic review; tactile perception; temperature-depth coding; thermal interaction; touch interface; touchscreen; universal design; user experience; vision impairment; visual impairment; visually impaired; visually impaired people; weakly supervised learning
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication

 This book conveyed the visual elements of artwork to the visually impaired through various sensory elements to open a new perspective for appreciating visual artwork. In addition, the technique of expressing a color code by integrating patterns, temperatures, scents, music, and vibrations was explored, and future research topics were presented. A holistic experience using multi-sensory interaction acquired by people with visual impairment was provided to convey the meaning and contents of the work through rich multi-sensory appreciation. A method that allows people with visual impairments to engage in artwork using a variety of senses, including touch, temperature, tactile pattern, and sound, helps them to appreciate artwork at a deeper level than can be achieved with hearing or touch alone. The development of such art appreciation aids for the visually impaired will ultimately improve their cultural enjoyment and strengthen their access to culture and the arts. The development of this new concept aids ultimately expands opportunities for the non-visually impaired as well as the visually impaired to enjoy works of art and breaks down the boundaries between the disabled and the non-disabled in the field of culture and arts through continuous efforts to enhance accessibility. In addition, the developed multi-sensory expression and delivery tool can be used as an educational tool to increase product and artwork accessibility and usability through multi-modal interaction. Training the multi-sensory experiences introduced in this book may lead to more vivid visual imageries or seeing with the mind's eye.