A multisensory interface control method for a multisensory interface that includes a plurality of information transmission channels, each of which performing information transmission by utilizing one or a plurality of five senses is provided. The multisensory interface control method includes: estimating a user status indicating at least one of an emotional status and an attentional status of a user; setting weightings each of which indicates a degree of importance of a corresponding information transmission channel in accordance with the user status estimated; and changing allocations of a plurality of sets of partial content that configure content transmitted via the multisensory interface, the allocations changed in accordance with the weightings.

A multisensory interface control method for a multisensory interface that includes a plurality of information transmission channels, each of which performing information transmission by utilizing one or a plurality of five senses is provided. The multisensory interface control method includes: estimating a user status indicating at least one of an emotional status and an attentional status of a user; setting weightings each of which indicates a degree of importance of a corresponding information transmission channel in accordance with the user status estimated; and changing allocations of a plurality of sets of partial content that configure content transmitted via the multisensory interface, the allocations changed in accordance with the weightings.

An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or face of a user includes a display unit which displays an image; an information maintaining unit which maintains user information of the user; a region specifying unit which specifies an attention region from a field of vision of the user based on the user information; an image processing unit which performs image processing with respect to the attention region; and a display control unit which displays the attention region after being subjected to the image processing on the display unit.