Egleston Seminar - Research Proposal
⏳ Communication Model under Virtual Reality of Time
RQ: What is the optimal model of communication under the manipulated time perception?
SEAS '26 Shutaro Aoyama
👓 Background: Time perception can be manipulated by VR
MetaChron Platform (Landeck, et al.)
A project by Neuroscientists, Psychologists, Computer Scientists and Philosophers from multiple universities in Europe
https://gyazo.com/f7bf15a0fd1eae8de49d3946318630f9
https://gyazo.com/37077f9fce922340b2ed66a0586d9c3b
However,
Applications are limited to psychopathological conditions
Method of manipulation of time is limited
Interface That Enables to Coexist Real-Time and Slow-Motion. (Muramoto, et al)
https://gyazo.com/2f421ff27d801d841db8139f623fb8b0
Shows different images to Left and Right eyes
However
Research limits its scope to the study of methodology
TL:DR; We can manipulate time perception using VR.
💭 My Research
However, current applications are all about time perception of indivisuals
How about time manipulation during inter-personal communication?
To think about that, we need a new model of communication
RQ: What is the optimal model of communication under the manipulated time perception?
Current model: assuming shared and continuous flow of time
We assume that we all share the same "moment"
Communication doesn't work under time-manipulation
New model: Live in one's manipulated time, and synchronize when needed.
"Elastic Sync"
Model: https://gyazo.com/45a4fa1c5606e3d794db4d053633ef61
Algorithm to cluster people and manipulate people's time speed
Experiment in Non-VR
https://gyazo.com/d012bc38a0e39ef182f9b567d499f6f6
🌟 Applicatons
By applying time perception manipulation to communication,
Multithreaded Voice communication
Current voice communication: Half-duplex Communication
Only one person can talk at the same time
With manipulated time, multithreaded voice communication?
Realtime & interactive lecture that can be time-manipulated
Do time-manipulations like "go back 10sec" "fast-forward" "pause"
In a real-time and interactive lecture
🏃 What I'll do
Research Intern? @ Superception Lab, Sony CSL / UTokyo
Study Phenomenology @ Columbia