Body Ownership Translation Phenomena

Kyle Ruopp, Devin Irons, Bret Royster

BOTP and what it is

Sensation that a part (or as a whole) of the human body has been translated outside of its bounds

Related to the Rubber Hand Illusion

Goal

Test the limitations of body ownership Invoke BOTP on a digital representation

of a human hand

Once this is accomplished other experiments of this nature will be conducted

Target Audience

Software Designers – new input techniques, mouse/keyboard

Video Game Devs – interaction could become much more immersible

Artificial Limb – research could be applied to the making of them

Psych Research – further understanding of how brain functions

Related Work

“Fooling Your Feelings” Preformed tests using a monitor showing

subjects hand Monitor showed hand that was being

stroked on a certain finger Subject’s hand was being stroked on a

different finger Results showed subjects felt a different

being stroked

Why We Think We Will Succeed

Experiments based on previous studies

Fresh perspective

Test Subjects

Trying to use 5-7 subjects for each experiment

Now taking applications from classmates (wink, wink)

Experiment Series #1

Experiment will be based upon the rubber hand illusion Replace rubber hand with a monitor

showing the subject’s hand

Purpose is to explore certain variables needed to further experiments with BOTP

Experiment Series #2

Experiment is basically an extension of first experiment

Program will be made to give the subject the chance to give us real-time results When subjects feel the BOTP, they click

the mouse which will time delay monitor feed

Experiment Series #3

Same set up as before with the monitor screen

We will introduce a stress inducer By measuring heart rate and visual cues

Experiment Series #4

Experiment with a complete BOTP Attempt to move a subject’s center of

perception outside of their body Head mounted camera so that the

subject is viewing themselves from behind (Finally a way to check out how those jeans look)

Evaluation of Experiments

During the course of the experiments we will be asking questions

Visual cues from the subject will also be a part of our research