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Mid-air haptic interfaces employ focused ultrasound waves to generatetouchless haptic sensations on the skin. Prior studies have demonstrated thepotential positive impact of mid-air haptic feedback on virtual experiences,enhancing aspects such as enjoyment, immersion, and sense of agency. As ahighly immersive environment, Virtual Reality (VR) is being explored as a toolfor stress management and relaxation in current research. However, the impactof incorporating mid-air haptic stimuli into relaxing experiences in VR has notbeen studied thus far. In this paper, for the first time, we design a mid-airhaptic stimulation that is congruent with a relaxing scene in VR, and conduct auser study investigating the effectiveness of this experience. Our user studyencompasses three different conditions: a control group with no relaxationintervention, a VR-only relaxation experience, and a VR+Haptics relaxationexperience that includes the mid-air haptic feedback. While we did not find anysignificant differences between the conditions, a trend suggesting that theVR+Haptics condition might be associated with greater pleasure emerged,requiring further validation with a larger sample size. These initial findingsset the foundation for future investigations into leveraging multimodalinterventions in VR, utilising mid-air haptics to potentially enhancerelaxation experiences.

Feel the Breeze: Promoting Relaxation in Virtual Reality using Mid-Air Haptics