Evaluation of the Effect of Art Content on Mental States Using Mirror Display with AR Function

As there are many opportunities to look in a mirror in daily life, an interesting theme is to investigate what kind of effect it has when art content is displayed together at that time. A mirror display that has a display function, as well as a mirror function, has been put into practical use. Using the AR function of the mirror display, we carried out psychological experiments in which art content is displayed along with one's face and full-body images and it was evaluated how it affects mental state. By preliminary experiments, ten video artworks that are considered appropriate were selected as art content. Next, 35 subjects were asked to read aloud the scenarios prepared in advance to induct the stressed state and the depressed state. Then they watched the mirror display where the art content is displayed together with their face and whole-body images. The difference in the mental state between the art-display and the non-art-display conditions was compared and evaluated. As a result, it was revealed that without art content there was not much change in mental state, but when art content was displayed, the depressed or stressed state was improved to a normal state.