SoniWeight Shoes: Investigating Effects and Personalization of a Wearable Sound Device for Altering Body Perception and Behavior
<|reference_start|>SoniWeight Shoes: Investigating Effects and Personalization of a Wearable Sound Device for Altering Body Perception and Behavior: Changes in body perception influence behavior and emotion and can be induced through multisensory feedback. Auditory feedback to one's actions can trigger such alterations; however, it is unclear which individual factors modulate these effects. We employ and evaluate SoniWeight Shoes, a wearable device based on literature for altering one's weight perception through manipulated footstep sounds. In a healthy population sample across a spectrum of individuals (n=84) with varying degrees of eating disorder symptomatology, physical activity levels, body concerns, and mental imagery capacities, we explore the effects of three sound conditions (low-frequency, high-frequency and control) on extensive body perception measures (demographic, behavioral, physiological, psychological, and subjective). Analyses revealed an impact of individual differences in each of these dimensions. Besides replicating previous findings, we reveal and highlight the role of individual differences in body perception, offering avenues for personalized sonification strategies. Datasets, technical refinements, and novel body map quantification tools are provided.<|reference_end|>
@article{d'adamo2024soniweight,
    title={SoniWeight Shoes: Investigating Effects and Personalization of a
  Wearable Sound Device for Altering Body Perception and Behavior},
    author={A. D'Adamo (1), M. Roel-Lesur (1), L. Turmo-Vidal (1), M. M. Dehshibi
  (1), D. De La Prida (2), J. R. Diaz-Duran (1), L. A. Azpicueta-Ruiz (2), A.
  V"aljam"ae (3), A. Tajadura-Jim'enez (1 and 4) ((1) i_mBODY Lab, DEI
  Interactive Systems Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, (2) Department of Signal
  Theory and Communications, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain,
  (3) Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu, Tartu,
  Estonia, (4) UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London,
  United Kingdom)},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.06651},
    year={2024},
    doi={10.1145/3613904.3642651},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2403.06651},
    primaryClass={cs.HC}
}