Emotional Art: Exploring a Novel Paradigm of Artistic Recreation Based on Emotion Capture in VR

Yufei Zhang, Ding Ding, Zhuying Li

Abstract: Virtual reality (VR), as an immersive interactive technology that offers visual and auditory experiences, creates a fertile ground for both art appreciation and creation. However, current VR art face challenges such as limited experiences, restricted interaction and inadequate engagement. Accordingly, this study explores the design of the emotional feedback mechanism in museum-based VR environments. We proposed a novel paradigm for art interaction, embedding emotional feedback into the artistic re-creation to enrich and personalize the experience of artwork. Through an empirical study $(\mathrm{N}=48)$ with a between-subjects design, we demonstrates that this artistic recreation enhances user engagement and emotional states by emphasizing audiovisual quality, interactive flexibility, and narrative coherence with the physical museum. We also shed light on the future design of interaction between people and art that aim to facilitate deeper, more engaged experience.

External IDs:dblp:conf/ismar/ZhangDL25