It is claimed that art is the most potent form of emotional communication.
An example is to observe paintings or photographs of bright, open landscapes that often evoke a feeling of beauty, relaxation or happiness. Similarly, visual images that are dark and/or obscure typically elicit emotions of anxiety and fear.
Totally unique and groundbreaking, ArtPlayer can display artworks and nature pictures based on your selected mood setting: Happy, Sad, Calm, Excited, Awed, Disgusted, Angry or Afraid. The mood selection is done using image recognition technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms analyzing brightness, contrast, edges, color, texture, layout, shape etc. The background music will also adapt to the emotional expression of the images and thus reinforce the chosen mood.
ArtPlayer mood control can be used to edutainment in museums and libraries or to generate an appropriate ambience in locations such as hotels and restaurants, but also for improving work environment in companies as well as patient surroundings in hospitals and nursing homes.
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An example is to observe paintings or photographs of bright, open landscapes that often evoke a feeling of beauty, relaxation or happiness. Similarly, visual images that are dark and/or obscure typically elicit emotions of anxiety and fear.
Totally unique and groundbreaking, ArtPlayer can display artworks and nature pictures based on your selected mood setting: Happy, Sad, Calm, Excited, Awed, Disgusted, Angry or Afraid. The mood selection is done using image recognition technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms analyzing brightness, contrast, edges, color, texture, layout, shape etc. The background music will also adapt to the emotional expression of the images and thus reinforce the chosen mood.
ArtPlayer mood control can be used to edutainment in museums and libraries or to generate an appropriate ambience in locations such as hotels and restaurants, but also for improving work environment in companies as well as patient surroundings in hospitals and nursing homes.
Contact us for free 30 days ArtPlayer trial
Workplace
According to psychology professors Dr. Craig Knight and Dr. S Alexander Haslam, employees work approximately 15 percent faster in an office with art than those in a lean office. With Dr. Knight's words: “If you enrich a space people feel much happier and work better; a very good way of doing this is by using art.”
A survey confirms the results conducted by the Business Committee for the Arts and the International Association of Professional Art Advisors of more than 800 employees of 32 companies that displayed art in the workplace, 94 percent of respondents agreed that art enhanced the work environment; 78 percent said that it contributed to reduced stress; 64 percent saw increased creativity and productivity; and 67 percent said that it enhanced morale. These statistics demonstrate the potential return on investment concerning corporate art and visual design.
When designing art and interior solutions, companies should keep in mind the psychological properties of colors that can affect behavior. Specific colors can evoke similar emotional and behavioral responses in people. Research from the University of Colombia, for example, shows that blue and green make employees feel calm and relaxed, which can positively impact productivity.
Retail
The retail sector, meanwhile, benefits from a more excited and adventurous approach to color. Most colors work well in retail spaces except for blue or grey; colors that stimulate a cautious attitude and might inhibit customers to spend their money.
Hospitality
Also, according to color psychologist Angela Wright, the hospitality industry should opt for interior design solutions with warm and happy colors: “Orange is the best color to promote the hospitality industry – it makes you hungry, it is sensual and it is the best fun color.”
Healthcare
As a decoration and mood regulation tool for the healthcare industry or even digital medicine for patient therapy and healing, ArtPlayer is evidence-based designed for positive distraction by creating calm or joy through meditative and trance-like static or moving art.
The study “Impact of Visual Art on Waiting Behavior in the Emergency Department” by PhD Upali Nanda and The Center for Health Design concludes that a visual art intervention on screen, that is carefully selected based on best available evidence, can not only impact patient (and visitor) behavior, but also the overall healthcare experience, including:
Also, the study points out that regular TV programs are “identified as an "ineffective" distraction and that TV as a source of explicit distraction did not lead to shorter perceived wait times, in fact, people viewing TV perceived the wait time as longer. The literature also established that time-bound distractions (like TV) can inversely impact the perception of wait time since they are episodic and allow a measure of time”.
In another study “Introducing Positive Distraction in a Clinic Waiting Room” by Qiwen Luo about 80% of the comments reported that they disliked the TV news, finding it to be stressful, sad and noisy.
It also has a beneficial effect for patients when there is art in the hospital, a research project from Aalborg University shows. A painting on the wall gives peace and desire to talk to other patients.
"The results show that it actually makes a difference for the patients, and it also has given them something to talk about when there is made room for decoration on the walls," explains Ph.D. student in light design at Aalborg University Stine Maria Louring Nielsen: “As patient you felt that you were welcomed in a different way and guided into the surroundings. You also experienced a greater sense of calm and safety, and the atmosphere in the room was changed.”
In recent years, there’s also been increasing recognition of the power of art for boosting the well-being, happiness and engagement of people with dementia. Researchers have found out that art allows people to tap into their imagination.
Margret Meagher, executive director for Australian Centre for Arts and Health agrees that art brings enhancement to the lives of those with dementia: “You can see the pleasure on people's faces, you can see the joy of interacting with other people, because quite often when people live with dementia they become reclusive, and this is a great way to bring people out of themselves and give them a sense of value, a sense of appreciation.”
In fact, this “in the moment” experience actually spared people with dementia the stress and frustration of trying to remember memories.
In addition, a research team discovered that when art was displayed in care homes, it acted not only as a vehicle for hope and a catalyst for engagement, it also encouraged residents to offer their own critiques.
They discovered that the paintings triggered memories and engagement between the person with dementia and the artwork. The paintings also encouraged staff to have more meaningful conversations with residents beyond the "time-for-your-medicine" type exchanges. It gave them a chance to get to know the residents better.
According to psychology professors Dr. Craig Knight and Dr. S Alexander Haslam, employees work approximately 15 percent faster in an office with art than those in a lean office. With Dr. Knight's words: “If you enrich a space people feel much happier and work better; a very good way of doing this is by using art.”
A survey confirms the results conducted by the Business Committee for the Arts and the International Association of Professional Art Advisors of more than 800 employees of 32 companies that displayed art in the workplace, 94 percent of respondents agreed that art enhanced the work environment; 78 percent said that it contributed to reduced stress; 64 percent saw increased creativity and productivity; and 67 percent said that it enhanced morale. These statistics demonstrate the potential return on investment concerning corporate art and visual design.
When designing art and interior solutions, companies should keep in mind the psychological properties of colors that can affect behavior. Specific colors can evoke similar emotional and behavioral responses in people. Research from the University of Colombia, for example, shows that blue and green make employees feel calm and relaxed, which can positively impact productivity.
Retail
The retail sector, meanwhile, benefits from a more excited and adventurous approach to color. Most colors work well in retail spaces except for blue or grey; colors that stimulate a cautious attitude and might inhibit customers to spend their money.
Hospitality
Also, according to color psychologist Angela Wright, the hospitality industry should opt for interior design solutions with warm and happy colors: “Orange is the best color to promote the hospitality industry – it makes you hungry, it is sensual and it is the best fun color.”
Healthcare
As a decoration and mood regulation tool for the healthcare industry or even digital medicine for patient therapy and healing, ArtPlayer is evidence-based designed for positive distraction by creating calm or joy through meditative and trance-like static or moving art.
The study “Impact of Visual Art on Waiting Behavior in the Emergency Department” by PhD Upali Nanda and The Center for Health Design concludes that a visual art intervention on screen, that is carefully selected based on best available evidence, can not only impact patient (and visitor) behavior, but also the overall healthcare experience, including:
- Reduce perceived waiting time which is more important of patient satisfaction than actual waiting time
- Reduce restless behavior by giving patients a positive and calming art distraction to look at while they are in the waiting room
- Decrease people watching, i.e. people staring at other people which can be stressful
- Increase socialization by creating a positive mood with art which can impact social support between patients and caregivers
- Decrease front-desk queries which can result in a decrease in staff time and staff stress
- Reduce noise level due to reduction in patient stress
Also, the study points out that regular TV programs are “identified as an "ineffective" distraction and that TV as a source of explicit distraction did not lead to shorter perceived wait times, in fact, people viewing TV perceived the wait time as longer. The literature also established that time-bound distractions (like TV) can inversely impact the perception of wait time since they are episodic and allow a measure of time”.
In another study “Introducing Positive Distraction in a Clinic Waiting Room” by Qiwen Luo about 80% of the comments reported that they disliked the TV news, finding it to be stressful, sad and noisy.
It also has a beneficial effect for patients when there is art in the hospital, a research project from Aalborg University shows. A painting on the wall gives peace and desire to talk to other patients.
"The results show that it actually makes a difference for the patients, and it also has given them something to talk about when there is made room for decoration on the walls," explains Ph.D. student in light design at Aalborg University Stine Maria Louring Nielsen: “As patient you felt that you were welcomed in a different way and guided into the surroundings. You also experienced a greater sense of calm and safety, and the atmosphere in the room was changed.”
In recent years, there’s also been increasing recognition of the power of art for boosting the well-being, happiness and engagement of people with dementia. Researchers have found out that art allows people to tap into their imagination.
Margret Meagher, executive director for Australian Centre for Arts and Health agrees that art brings enhancement to the lives of those with dementia: “You can see the pleasure on people's faces, you can see the joy of interacting with other people, because quite often when people live with dementia they become reclusive, and this is a great way to bring people out of themselves and give them a sense of value, a sense of appreciation.”
In fact, this “in the moment” experience actually spared people with dementia the stress and frustration of trying to remember memories.
In addition, a research team discovered that when art was displayed in care homes, it acted not only as a vehicle for hope and a catalyst for engagement, it also encouraged residents to offer their own critiques.
They discovered that the paintings triggered memories and engagement between the person with dementia and the artwork. The paintings also encouraged staff to have more meaningful conversations with residents beyond the "time-for-your-medicine" type exchanges. It gave them a chance to get to know the residents better.
