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A Study on User Acceptance of Different Auditory Content for Relaxation

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AM '16: Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2016

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2986416.2986418

Published: 04 October 2016 Publication History

Abstract

The use of auditory interface at the relaxation-assisted interactive system is becoming increasingly popular. This study aims to investigate the effects of different types of auditory content on the subjective relaxation experience. The participants listened to fifteen sound samples from five categories: (a) nature white noise, (b) natural soundscape, (c) ambient music, (d) instrumental music, (e) instrumental music mixed with the natural soundscape. These auditory contents were selected or designed specifically for assisting relaxation. The study measured the subjective relaxation rating after listening to each sample and interviewed the listeners to understand what causes the differences in relaxation experience. The results indicate that the instrumental music and the combination of nature soundscape and music might be a better auditory content or audio form to induce relaxation compared to the ambient music, pure natural soundscape, and nature white noise. The findings of this study can be used in the design of musical and auditory display in many interactive systems for stress mitigation and relaxation exercises.

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Index Terms

A Study on User Acceptance of Different Auditory Content for Relaxation
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Multimedia information systems

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