Timing of Vibratory Stimuli to the Upper Body for Enhancing Fear and Excitement of Audio-visual Content

Vibratory stimuli to viewers’ upper bodies enhance emotional experiences during audio-visual content. Studies have investigated the effects of stimulation conditions, such as vibration waveform and spatiotemporal patterns. We how timing vibratory affect skin conductance responses subjective reports experiences. were administered torso at various timings around a monster’s sudden appearance in horror videos, jump performances figure skating videos. For elicited fear. The fear videos was maximized when started simultaneously with first appearance. performance scenes although most exciting varied by participant, should be intensified performers launch off ice. These findings will help develop entertaining