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A Study on the Characteristics of Three Types of Handwriting Sounds for Use in ASMR

A Study on the Characteristics of Three Types of Handwriting Sounds for Use in ASMR
	© 2024 by IJETT Journal
	Volume-72 Issue-11
	Year of Publication : 2024
	Author : Ik-Soo Ahn
	DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I11P101

How to Cite?
Ik-Soo Ahn, "A Study on the Characteristics of Three Types of Handwriting Sounds for Use in ASMR," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 1-8, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I11P101

Abstract
ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, a healing content that calms the mind with images and sounds. Among them, ASMR uses sound to stimulate the auditory sense and heal people. This paper studies the sound of handwriting among ASMR sounds. The handwriting sounds vary depending on the writing tool, but the basic, delicate friction sound calms people's minds. The writing tools used for handwriting are very diverse. However, for the study, we studied the writing sounds of three types of representative writing tools commonly used in daily life: pencil, fountain pen, and ballpoint pen. The paper used a comparative analysis method for the study by synthesizing the acoustic characteristics of writing sounds using three writing tools and people's responses and opinions. The study showed that the sound of writing with a pencil provides relaxation and calms people's minds by balancing the friction sound of the pencil lead and paper in the low and high frequency bands. There was an opinion that the sound of writing with a fountain pen emphasizes the high frequency range, which gives people a refreshing stimulation and clears their minds. There was a response that the sound of writing with a ballpoint pen emphasizes the soft low frequency range, which calms people's minds. The overall opinion was that writing suits ASMR because the repeated sound of light rubbing gives people a sense of stability and comfort.

Keywords
ASMR, Healing content, Hearing, Handwriting, Writing tools, Pencil writing, Fountain pen writing, Ballpoint pen writing.

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