A Study of Multi-Sensory Experience and Color Recognition in Visual Arts Appreciation of People with Visual Impairment

Abstract

Visually impaired visitors experience many limitations when visiting museum exhibits, such as a lack of cognitive and sensory access to exhibits or replicas. Contemporary art is evolving in the direction of appreciation beyond simply looking at works, and the development of various sensory technologies has had a great influence on culture and art. Thus, opportunities for people with visual impairments to appreciate visual artworks through various senses such as hearing, touch, and smell are expanding. However, it is uncommon to provide an interactive interface for color recognition, such as applying patterns, sounds, temperature, or scents. This review aims to convey the visual elements of the work to the visually impaired through various sensory elements. In addition, to open a new perspective on appreciation of the works, the technique of expressing the color coded by integrating patterns, temperature, scent, music, and vibration was explored, and future research topics were presented.

University students with special needs: Investigating factors influencing e-learning adoption

“…Accordingly, it can be stated that students will tend to use the e-learning system if they find it useful. In parallel, studies have demonstrated that students with special needs intend to use e-learning systems if they are designed in accordance with their disabilities and are usable and accessible (J. D. Cho, 2021;Lee et al, 2015;Okur & Demir, 2019;Yusril, 2020). Additionally, the fact that individuals with special needs emphasise that they want to use user-friendly and functional instructional technologies (Schrepp et al, 2017;Rosa & Valentim, 2020;Pal et al, 2017) suggests that the tendency to use instructional technology will increase if students find it useful.…”

Multi-Sensory Interaction for Blind and Visually Impaired People

“…Thus, synesthesia offers a richer reality experience than the separate senses, and that can generate unusually strong memories. An intensive review on multi-sensory experiences and color recognition in visual arts appreciation in persons with visual impairment and promising future works can be found in Cho's work [12].…”

“…However, it is uncommon to provide an interactive interface for color recognition, such as applying patterns, sounds, temperatures, or scents. Cho [12] conveyed the visual elements of the work to the visually impaired through various sensory elements. In addition, to open a new perspective on appreciation of the works, the technique of expressing a color coded by integrating patterns, temperatures, scents, music, and vibrations was explored, and future research topics were presented.…”

Walking on paintings: Assessment of passive haptic feedback to enhance the immersive experience

“…In these types of exhibitions and systems where touch is at the center of the artistic piece or movement, the interaction is highly encouraged. Although the main motivation is to enhance the interaction in museums, an additional objective is to provide blind people a medium to explore the artistic pieces using the sense of touch (Lim et al, 2019;Cho, 2021). Passive haptics is of specific interest in the present work for its ease of implementation and cost effectiveness.…”