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Is There a Role for Physiological Methods in the Evaluation of Human-Information Interaction? Lebow, Mahria; O'Brien, Heather, 1977-

Abstract

In human-information interaction (HII) we are facing new research challenges as we attempt to look more holistically at the relationship between people, technologies, and information objects. These challenges revolve around understanding how the interaction process changes over time and evaluating emotional responses during interaction. The use of physiological measures is becoming prevalent in human-computer interaction (HCI) research to detect emotional responses during technology use and to design responsive computer devices. In this paper, we explore the collection, analysis and interpretation of physiological measures through the research literature and our own experience of employing them in a research study, with the overarching question, “What is the potential for physiological measures in the study of HII?

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Is There a Role for Physiological Methods in the Evaluation of Human-Information Interaction?
Creator
Lebow, Mahria; O'Brien, Heather, 1977-
Date Issued
2012
Description
In human-information interaction (HII) we are facing new research challenges as we attempt to look more holistically at the relationship between people, technologies, and information objects. These challenges revolve around understanding how the interaction process changes over time and evaluating emotional responses during interaction. The use of physiological measures is becoming prevalent in human-computer interaction (HCI) research to detect emotional responses during technology use and to design responsive computer devices. In this paper, we explore the collection, analysis and interpretation of physiological measures through the research literature and our own experience of employing them in a research study, with the overarching question, “What is the potential for physiological measures in the study of HII?
Subject
information interaction; measurement; evaluation; physiological methods
Genre
Working Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Notes
Winner of the ALISE/Dialog Methodology Paper Competition, Association of Library and Information Science Education, January 2012.
Date Available
2013-10-21
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0107446
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45315
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Copyright Holder
Heather L. O'Brien
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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