Ryohei Nakatsu, Naoko Tosa, Yoshiyuki Ueda, Michio Nomura, Yasuyuki Uraoka, Akane Kitagawa, Koichi Murata, Tatsuya Munaka, Masafumi Furuta

Proceedings of the 29th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2025, pp. 127-133 (2025); https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2025.01.127

Ryohei Nakatsu
Kyoto University Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Naoko Tosa
Kyoto University Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Yoshiyuki Ueda
Kyoto University Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Michio Nomura
Kyoto University Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

Yasuyuki Uraoka
Shimadzu Corporation, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan

Akane Kitagawa
Shimadzu Corporation, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan

Koichi Murata
Shimadzu Corporation, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan

Tatsuya Munaka
Shimadzu Corporation, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan

Masafumi Furuta
Shimadzu Corporation, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan

Cite this paper as:
Nakatsu, R., Tosa, N., Ueda, Y., Nomura, M., Uraoka, Y., Kitagawa, A., Murata, K., Munaka, T., Furuta, M. (2025). Comparative Evaluation of Two Immersive Art Spaces Using ECG Data. In N. Callaos, E. Gaile-Sarkane, N. Lace, B. Sánchez, M. Savoie (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2025, pp. 127-133. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2025.01.127

To better understand the nature of art, this study investigated how different immersive environments influence viewers' physiological responses during art appreciation. We constructed two immersive spaces with distinct spatial characteristics: Immersive Space 1, which incorporates mirror displays to create a sense of infinite reflection, and Immersive Space 2, which is surrounded by large LED displays. While participants viewed a video artwork created by one of the authors, we recorded and analyzed their electrocardiographic (ECG) data.
The results revealed that in Immersive Space 1, both sympathetic and parasympathetic activities were suppressed during art viewing, suggesting a state of heightened arousal and reduced physiological relaxation. In contrast, in Immersive Space 2, parasympathetic activity was dominant, indicating a more relaxed and emotionally stable physiological state. These findings underscore the significance of spatial context in shaping the embodied aesthetic experience.