This study focuses on the fact that, while background music plays a role in conveying the atmosphere and impressions of a space, it is difficult for people with hearing impairments to perceive these impressions. In order to visualize the impressions of background music, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between emotional expressions in visual and auditory stimuli. Therefore, in this study, a virtual enclosed space was created using virtual reality technology, and experiments were conducted using visual stimuli consisting of basic shapes with added motion, auditory stimuli from different pieces of music, and combined stimuli of both. The results suggested that circular shapes may convey feelings of joy and that the distortion of shapes may have a significant impact on emotional perception. Future challenges include more detailed analyses involving interaction effects, as well as investigations into how such effects influence emotions in real-world environments. Work supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant No. JP24K03216.
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