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The affective experience of handling digital fabrics: Tactile and visual cross-modal effects

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Wu, D.
Wu, T.
Singh, H.
Padilla, S.
Atkinson, Doug
Bianchi-Berthouze, N.
Chantler, M.
Baurley, S.
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2011
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Conference Paper

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Wu, D. and Wu, T. and Singh, H. and Padilla, S. and Atkinson, D. and Bianchi-Berthouze, N. and Chantler, M. et al. 2011. The affective experience of handling digital fabrics: Tactile and visual cross-modal effects, in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII), Oct 9-12 2011, pp. 427-436. Memphis, TN, USA: Springer.
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
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4th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2011
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School of Information Systems
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In the textile sector, emotions are often associated with both physical touch and manipulation of the product. Thus there is the need to recreate the affective experiences of touching and interacting with fabrics using commonly available internet technology. New digital interactive representations of fabrics simulating handling have been proposed with the idea of bringing the digital experience of fabrics closer to the reality. This study evaluates the contribution of handling real fabrics to viewing digital interactive animations of said fabrics and vice versa. A combination of self-report and physiological measures was used. Results showed that having previous physical handling experience of the fabrics significantly increased pleasure and engagement in the visual experience of the digital handling of the same fabrics. Two factors mediated these experiences: gender and interoceptive awareness. Significant results were not found for the opposite condition.