Study on emotional changes by visual movements and sounds in the virtual space: Focused on cases of producing digital wind-bell applications

Humans feel various emotions by and react to visual vibration of objects or auditory sense or tactile impressions. For example, people forget a hot weather by using a breeze blowing in mountains or fields or by using a fan, or feel refreshed or relaxed mentally by using various sounds caused by a wind. Effects of a wind bell lie in the 'Refreshment' caused by a wind and the perception of a wind through the movements of an object. In other words, it can be defined that an auditory element and visual element are perceived at the same time, doubling the coolness. Through digital contents using such a natural movement and sound, it seems possible to make Korean culture internationalized, further conducting profound researches on the delivery of emotional elements humans feel, empathy and afterimages. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how emotional feelings people have in the analog space are applied to the digital space and what effects they have on people's sensibilities through the production of wind bells in the virtual space. It also aims to verity the emotional stability of digital wind bells and even to examine a possibility as applications.