Temporal relations in affective health

Vaara, Elsa Kosmack; Silvăşan, Iuliana; Ståhl, Anna; Höök, Kristina

doi:10.1145/1868914.1869043

Cited by 10 publications

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“…Affective Health also builds on previous research where we investigated how to map biodata to color, forms. In that work, we explored different temporal/spatial representations and showed how those representations supported an evocative balance between too "closed" representations where users could not inscribe their own interpretation versus too ambiguous representations that could not support meaningmaking at all [23,86]. During early stage development of Affective Health, we have also learnt the importance of designing for a sense of fluency and aliveness at the interface, highlighting both real-time responsiveness and the need for short-term historical data, to help users interpret the meaning of biodata in the context of stressful situations [14].…”

Section: Affective Health Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ambiguity as a Resource to Inform Proto-Practices

Sanches

Höök

Sas

et al. 2019

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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Skin conductance is an interesting measure of arousal level, largely unfamiliar to most end-users. We designed a mobile application mirroring end-users' skin conductance in evocative visualizations, purposefully made ambiguous to invite rich interpretations. Twenty-three participants used the system for a month. Through the lens of a practice-based analysis of weekly interviews and the logged data, several quite different-sometimes even mutually exclusive-interpretations or proto-practices arose: as stress management; sports performance; emotion tracking; general life logging; personality representation; or behavior change practices. This suggests the value of a purposefully open initial design to allow for the emergence of broader proto-practices to be followed by a second step of tailored design for each identified goal to facilitate the transition from proto-practice to practice. We contribute to the HCI discourse on ambiguity in design, arguing for balancing openness and ambiguity with scaffolding to better support the emergence of practices around biodata. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Interaction design;

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Section: Affective Health Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ambiguity as a Resource to Inform Proto-Practices

Sanches

Höök

Sas

et al. 2019

ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.

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“…For example, AffectAura measures head position, posture, voice activity, electrodermal activity (EDA), and GPS to provide participants with an interactive visualization of the user’s predicted affective state [26]. The team involved in designing and developing the Affective Health system have explored more lyrical expressions of the temporal aspect of biosensor data through displays based on layers and spirals [36]. …”

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confidence: 99%

MoodLight

Snyder

Matthews

Chien

et al. 2015

Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work &Amp; Social Computing

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MoodLight is an interactive ambient lighting system that responds to biosensor input related to an individual’s current level of arousal. Changes in levels of arousal correspond to fluctuations in the color of light provided by the system, altering the immediate environment in ways intimately related to the user’s private internal state. We use this intervention to explore personal and social implications of the ambient display of biosensor data. This study provides greater understanding of the ways in which the representations of personal informatics, with a focus on ambient feedback, influence our perceptions of ourselves and those around us.

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“…Further, empathetic listening involves attuning to goals that may be different from what was originally intended (e.g., a client who wishes to use a sharing tool as a personal journal rather than to share with others). Empathetic listening and observing relates to the concept of an affective loop, in which systems respond to cues such as breathing and heart rate and promote reflection of affective experience [21,36,42]. Understanding the finesse of the Third Hand involves acknowledging that our efforts as designers must work in concert with, and not attempt to replace or fully know, the interactional partners and practices that lead to empowerment.…”

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Designing for the Third Hand

Lazar

Cornejo

Edasis

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

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Cognitive impairment is sometimes viewed as a deficit limiting an individual's ability to participate fully in society. Art therapy, in contrast, is a context in which older adults with cognitive impairments (e.g., dementia, aphasia) are positioned as capable, competent, and engaged through the act of creating and sharing artwork. We draw on the concept of the "Third Hand," a practice in art therapy in which the therapist attunes to and enables the desires of the client during interaction. We use this concept to understand how to empower creative work and sharing among older adults with cognitive impairments. We introduce an interactive frame prototype to explore new opportunities for sharing and supporting interaction between these older adults and their therapist. We conclude with a discussion of what designing for the Third Hand means to HCI, including how this metaphor provides a model of empathy and empowerment in design for this population.

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Temporal relations in affective health

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Ambiguity as a Resource to Inform Proto-Practices

Ambiguity as a Resource to Inform Proto-Practices

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