Purpose

• Presenting a new vision for the creative activities of dancers with visual disability and auditory disability
• Aside from braille booklets and sign language interpretation, various services can be provided through the development of new technologies
• Resolving difficulties in communicating with disabled and nondisabled dancers
• Preparing stage facilities considering the safety of disabled artists

Content

• KAIST and Yonsei University, leading institutions in cultural technology, along with the specialized accessible dance education organization, Light Sound Friends, and the technology development company, bHaptics collaborate to research and develop technologydriven vibrotactile suits for supporting cultural and artistic creations of visually impaired individuals

Art & Tech Booth
• During the Festival period, the booth will be operated in the lobby of the Main Hall of the Arko Arts Theater to provide visitors with opportunities to experience new technologies
• Setting up the base for participation in culture and hobby of people with visual disability and auditory disability

The Visually Disabled X Art and Technology Performance
• Specialized planning for the creation of accessible dance by visually impaired dancers by applying innovative technology
• Improve Creative Activities of visual disability and auditory disability dancers and disability awareness
• Expanding the new environment through technical support for disabled artists

The Theatre Talkback *After the performance on August 17th
• Sharing feedback from various subjects such as choreographers, dancers, researchers, and auditory disability audiences
• Sharing various ideas and development plan preparation about vibration hapticsuit technology
• Discussing the spread and development of Barrier Free

1st PHASE ｜ Foundational Research for Customized Technology Development for Disabled Dancers

• Conducting basic technology research to identify and address the challenges faced by dancers with visual and auditory disabilities
• Focusing on developing technology that is lightweight and easy to wear, ensuring that it does not impose restrictions while dancing, and accurately extracts and transmits movement data
• Choosing the tactile feedback device (small vibration actuators) method to ensure precise movement transmission

2nd PHASE ｜ Sensor-Haptic Technology Research for Customized Technology Development for Disabled Dancers

• Focused on in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by professional dancers with visual and auditory disabilities, and on completing and designing the form and aesthetics of sensor-haptic equipment
• Developed a belt-type vibration feedback device based on feedback from dancers who struggle with perceiving their position and orientation within a space, in addition to understanding movements
• When worn around the waist like a belt, this device allows dancers to perceive the direction of the stage and the distance between themselves and other dancers
• The haptic device for movement transmission is developed in a form that can be worn on the arm

3rd PHASE ｜ Completion of Wearable Sensor-Haptic Suit

• Utilized machine learning to integrate sensors and haptic devices, ultimately developing them into a single, cohesive piece of equipment
• Used sensors to gather movement information from Dancer A, differentiated this information through machine learning, and transmitted Dancer A’s movements to Dancer B via haptic vibrations, allowing Dancer B to dance along with Dancer A

4th PHASE ｜ Artistic Creation and Production

• Proceeded with a choreographer, based on the sensor-haptic technology completed through 3rd phase
• Aiming to overcome accessibility limitations in the creative environment due to disabilities and present a stage where movements can be freely expressed