Improving Attention Using Wearables via Haptic and Multimodal Rhythmic Stimuli

Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24)2024

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Nathan W. Whitmore, Samantha Chan, Jingru Zhang, Patrick Chwalek, Sam Chin, Pattie Maes

Abstract

Rhythmic light, sound and haptic stimuli can improve cognition through neural entrainment and by modifying autonomic nervous system function. We studied wearable rhythmic stimulation and found tradeoffs between effectiveness, usability, and social acceptability across modalities.