Observing the Transformation of Bodily Self-consciousness in the Squeeze-machine ExperimentMai Minoura 1, Iori Tani 2, Takahiro Ishii 3, Yukio- Pegio Gunji 1
1Department of Intermedia Art and Science, Waseda University, 2Research Center for Kansei Value Creation, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 3Department of Occupational Therapy, Teikyo University of Science
The squeeze machine, a V-shaped device that provides pressure along the whole body is used in therapy especially for people with autism. Here, we focus on its possible use in experiments to capture the typical transformations of bodily self-consciousness with peri-personal space measurement.