Emotional enhancement and the effects of stereoscopic image content

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25330439
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Entertainment and game informatics 1
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kawai Takashi 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (90308221)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 立体視映像 / コンテンツ / 情緒表現 / 情動価 / 覚醒度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, an approach for producing functional depth sensation, to enable emotional enhancement, was proposed and examined in order to establish stereoscopic (3D) images as a new media to support entertainment and culture.
Specifically, experimental investigations were carried out using 2D to 3D conversion to add binocular disparity to images for inducing emotions (emotional images). From the results, it was found that the degree of emotional arousal was increased by 2D to 3D conversion, and this tendency was enhanced by disparity modification which was proposed in this research.
In addition, the effects of emotional enhancement by 2D to 3D conversion and disparity modification of emotional images were examined in terms of time perception. Experiments showed basic tendencies that enhancement of emotional arousal by converted and disparity modified 3D images and the lengthening effects of time estimation.

Free Research Field

先端メディアと人間工学