Physiological indicators for the evaluation of co-located collaborative play Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:120033, author = {Mandryk, Regan L. and Inkpen, Kori M.}, booktitle = {CSCW '04: Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work}, citeulike-article-id = {120033}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1031625}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1031607.1031625}, comment = {Emerging technologies offer new ways of using entertainment technology to foster interactions between players and connect people. Evaluating collaborative entertainment technology is challenging because success is not defined in terms of productivity and performance, but in terms of enjoyment and interaction. Current subjective methods are not sufficiently robust in this context. This paper describes an experiment designed to test the efficacy of physiological measures as evaluators of collaborative entertainment technologies. We found evidence that there is a different physiological response in the body when playing against a computer versus playing against a friend. These physiological results are mirrored in the subjective reports provided by the participants. We provide an initial step towards using physiological responses to objectively evaluate a user's experience with collaborative entertainment technology.}, doi = {10.1145/1031607.1031625}, isbn = {1581138105}, keywords = {collaboration, kids, play}, pages = {102--111}, posted-at = {2006-03-12 21:01:28}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {Physiological indicators for the evaluation of co-located collaborative play}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1031607.1031625}, year = {2004} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:120033 L3 - citeulike-article-id:120033 SN - 1581138105 EP - 111 TI - Physiological indicators for the evaluation of co-located collaborative play PB - ACM Press T2 - CSCW '04: Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work SP - 102 KW - collaboration KW - kids KW - play N1 - Emerging technologies offer new ways of using entertainment technology to foster interactions between players and connect people. Evaluating collaborative entertainment technology is challenging because success is not defined in terms of productivity and performance, but in terms of enjoyment and interaction. Current subjective methods are not sufficiently robust in this context. This paper describes an experiment designed to test the efficacy of physiological measures as evaluators of collaborative entertainment technologies. We found evidence that there is a different physiological response in the body when playing against a computer versus playing against a friend. These physiological results are mirrored in the subjective reports provided by the participants. We provide an initial step towards using physiological responses to objectively evaluate a user's experience with collaborative entertainment technology. AU - Mandryk, Regan AU - Inkpen, Kori PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1031607.1031625 ER -