[ISEA2016] Poster: Weina Jin, Servet Ulaş, Xin Tong, Diane Gromala & Chris Shaw — “AS IF” You Are Suffering in Silence: An Interactive Installation as Empathy Tool for Chronic Pain

Abstract (Poster)

Abstract The unseen and incommunicable nature of Chronic Pain makes it difficult for the general public to believe, understand or empathize with patients. “AS IF” is an interactive art installation that aims at eliciting public’s empathy with Chronic Pain sufferers. By enabling able-bodied people to “map into” a virtual body that has limitations, participants may gain an “as if” sense that they are suffering from Chronic Pain.

  • Weina Jin, Servet Ulaş, Xin Tong, Diane Gromala & Chris Shaw, School of Interactive Art and Technology, Simon Fraser University, CA

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