Concept of bodily reliving experience and prototype implementation―Sharing past experiences of a walk/run by multisensory motion presentation

Abstract

In the present paper, we propose a new concept of physical reliving experience and its contents that implemented partial function of the concept. Passive motion stimuli to the body impart more realistic experience than active free body motion in creating the sensation of past experience that involved body motion. We built a first-person reliving system that presented multisensory stimuli including passive motion stimulus. The vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile sensations are the specifically focused presentation used in conjunction with an ordinary visual and auditory replay. Three kinds of virtual travel experiences and a world-record sprint race where demonstrated to the public. The evaluation result showed that the sensations of walking and presence at the remote environment were markedly increased by the bodily stimulus. Airflow and scent presentation in the multisensory system impressed attendees highly in the walking experience of a real scene.