ImproVibration: A Vibrotactile System for Conveying Weight-Sharing in Contact Improvisation to Enhance Audience Experience
ImproVibration
by Youlee Kim, Youngjun Choi, Sungbaek Kim, and Professor Jinjoon Lee has been accepted as a poster at ISEA 2025.
[Abstract]
This study introduces ImproVibration, a vibrotactile system designed to convey dancers’ physical interactions in Contact Improvisation (CI). CI explores the role of gravity in movement and weight-sharing as core interactions. Our system quantifies weight transfer between dancers and translates it into vibrotactile feedback through audience haptic seats. Pilottesting revealed that the system enabled the audience to perceive dancers’ movements more intuitively by tangibly experiencing the subtle physical nuances of CI. This approach offers a new interpretation of CI through haptic technology, an area previously unexplored in performing arts and HCI, highlighting its potential to enhance audience experiences by fostering shared embodied interactions between dancers and audiences.
[Abstract]
This study introduces ImproVibration, a vibrotactile system designed to convey dancers’ physical interactions in Contact Improvisation (CI). CI explores the role of gravity in movement and weight-sharing as core interactions. Our system quantifies weight transfer between dancers and translates it into vibrotactile feedback through audience haptic seats. Pilottesting revealed that the system enabled the audience to perceive dancers’ movements more intuitively by tangibly experiencing the subtle physical nuances of CI. This approach offers a new interpretation of CI through haptic technology, an area previously unexplored in performing arts and HCI, highlighting its potential to enhance audience experiences by fostering shared embodied interactions between dancers and audiences.