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Determination of the Optimal Timing for a Relaxing Stimulus

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Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design (AHFE 2017)

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In this study, we investigated the relationship between the timing of a relaxation stimulus and its effect on a participant performing intellectual work. Experiments using light and sound stimuli showed that the relaxation effect is weakened or becomes stressful when the stimulus is provided during the work period, as opposed to the beginning. In addition, we found a possible synergistic effect could be achieved by combining a light and sound stimulus.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI grants (No. 25240043) and TISE Research Grant of Chuo University.

We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.jp) for English language editing.

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  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Yusuke Kishine

  2. Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshikazu Kato

  3. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan

    Toru Nakata

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  1. School of Industrial Design, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    WonJoon Chung

  2. Department of Industrial Design, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA

    Cliff Sungsoo Shin

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Kishine, Y., Kato, T., Nakata, T. (2018). Determination of the Optimal Timing for a Relaxing Stimulus. In: Chung, W., Shin, C. (eds) Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 585. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60495-4_46

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