Somaditation: A Multisensory VR Meditation Experience with a Wearable Glove

• doi:10.1145/3731459.3786212

Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Somaditation is an embodied meditation experience that combines a wearable glove with a VR world of responsive sound sculptures. Drawing on soma design and metaphor of singing bowl in existing sound meditation practice, the glove maps finger pressure, hand flexion and rotation to visual, auditory and vibrotactile changes in the scene. This interaction turns hand movement into the primary means of providing a somatic interpretive lens on traditional guided meditation, visualising the internal dynamics of the meditative experience through external multisensory feedback. We present the design and implementation of Somaditation, which explores how movement-based interaction could deepen bodily awareness and enhance well-being. It fosters emerging HCI conversations on establishing meditative sensory ritual by demonstrating how multisensory embodiment can extend and enrich meditation practices.