DIL Research Report: Individual Differences in Variability of Pain Ratings (Presented at JAPAN PAIN WEEK)
golOn December 5th, the Deep Interaction Laboratory (DIL) presented its latest research findings at JAPAN PAIN WEEK, held at Tokyo Big Sight.
We are delighted to have had this valuable opportunity to present our findings!
Aiming for "Human-Friendly Avatars"
This presentation is part of "Research and Development Item 6: Biological Impact Survey" under Moonshot Goal 1: The Realization of an Avatar-Symbiotic Society where Everyone Can Perform Active Roles without Constraint. It is a study that pursues what constitutes a human-friendly avatar, specifically focusing on individual characteristics (individual differences) and analyzing them from the perspective of personality traits.
It is considered that some people are suited for using avatars while others are not, and identifying these individual differences through methods other than questionnaires is a crucial challenge. In particular, accurately understanding the "pain" or discomfort felt by users during avatar-mediated activities is essential. However, pain is a subjective sensation, and there is "variability" (individual differences) in how it is rated, even in response to the same stimulus.
In this study, based on a large-scale analysis of 538 healthy participants, we revealed that these individual differences in pain ratings are deeply related to "Personality Traits (Big Five)."
- Presentation Title:
What Causes Variability in Pain Ratings? — Exploring the Connection between Personality Traits Based on the Big Five Theory and Pain Ratings for Randomly Presented Stimuli in Healthy Participants. - Presenters:
Chie Kishimoto, Bu-Omer Hani M., Aya Nakae
