Walking meditation is a form of mindfulness training, where the act of walking provides a
rhythmic meter for attentional focus. Whilst digital technologies to support sitting meditation …

In virtual environments, spatial information is communicated visually. This prevents people
with visual impairment (PVI) from accessing such spaces. In this article, we investigate …

The treatment of gait disorders and impairments are major challenges in physical therapy.
The broad and fast development in low-cost, miniaturized, and wireless sensing …

In this paper we describe an experiment whose goal is to investigate the role of the footstep
sounds and soundscapes to affect the pace of a person walking in place (mimicking the act …

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of several auditory feedback
modalities on gait (ie, walking patterns) in virtual reality (VR). Prior research has …

Speech-based interaction is now part of our everyday experiences, in the home and on the
move. More subtle is the presence of designed non-speech sounds in human-machine …

This paper presents a system capable of rhythmic walking interaction by auditory and haptic
display. Likewise, it summarizes the results of the research on the influence of the audio and …

The navigation of two-dimensional spaces by rhythmic patterns on two buttons is
investigated. It is shown how direction and speed of a moving object can be controlled with …

While noise-cancelling headphones can block out or mask environmental noise with digital
sound, this costs the user situational awareness and information. With the advancement of …

We present a study whose goal is to investigate the role of immersive visual and auditory
feedback to affect preferred walking pace and perceived ease and naturalness of walking …