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Ming Shan Digital Experience: Immersive Technology for Traditional Taoist Meditation

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Nicolas Henchoz,

Margaux Charvolin,

Delphine Ribes,

Cédric DuchÊne,

Andreas SondereggerAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Volume 4, Issue 2

Article No.: 24, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/3465620

Published: 02 August 2021 Publication History

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Abstract

The Ming Shan Digital Experience is an immersive installation designed to support meditation in the context of a new Taoist center. Its creation confronted current academic literature on digital technology for meditation with the practical and cultural requirements of Taoist practice. Quantitative and qualitative learnings show the effectiveness of multimodal biofeedback on individual and collective meditative experience. Now instated in the Taoist center, the installation opens new perspectives for combining digital technology with ancient practice.

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Markum R(2025)On the Design of Technosacred SpacesProceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3689050.3704954(1-14)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2025
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3689050.3704954
Liao XMaiden NSas C(2022)Challenging the Vision-Driven Culture in Immersive Meditation Experience: Designing Taoisonic ZoneProceedings of the 14th Conference on Creativity and Cognition10.1145/3527927.3535214(558-563)Online publication date: 20-Jun-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3527927.3535214

Index Terms

Ming Shan Digital Experience: Immersive Technology for Traditional Taoist Meditation
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Empirical studies in interaction design
    2. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Scenario-based design

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Markum R(2025)On the Design of Technosacred SpacesProceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3689050.3704954(1-14)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2025
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3689050.3704954
Liao XMaiden NSas C(2022)Challenging the Vision-Driven Culture in Immersive Meditation Experience: Designing Taoisonic ZoneProceedings of the 14th Conference on Creativity and Cognition10.1145/3527927.3535214(558-563)Online publication date: 20-Jun-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3527927.3535214

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