Strategies for Fostering a Genuine Feeling of Connection in Technologically Mediated Systems

ER Stepanova, J Desnoyers-Stewart, K Höök… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Human connection is essential for our personal well-being and a building block for a well-
functioning society. There is a prominent interest in the potential of technology for mediating …

Shared user interfaces of physiological data: Systematic review of social biofeedback systems and contexts in hci

C Moge, K Wang, Y Cho - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
As an emerging interaction paradigm, physiological computing is increasingly being used to
both measure and feed back information about our internal psychophysiological states …

Understanding and designing avatar biosignal visualizations for social virtual reality entertainment

S Lee, A El Ali, M Wijntjes, P Cesar - … of the 2022 CHI Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Visualizing biosignals can be important for social Virtual Reality (VR), where avatar non-
verbal cues are missing. While several biosignal representations exist, designing effective …

Is that my heartbeat? Measuring and understanding modality-dependent cardiac interoception in virtual reality

A El Ali, R Ney, ZMC Van Berlo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Measuring interoception ('perceiving internal bodily states') has diagnostic and wellbeing
implications. Since heartbeats are distinct and frequent, various methods aim at measuring …

My Heart Will Go On: Implicitly Increasing Social Connectedness by Visualizing Asynchronous Players' Heartbeats in VR Games

L Hirsch, F Müller, F Chiossi, T Benga… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Social games benefit from social connectedness between players because it improves the
gaming experience and increases enjoyment. In virtual reality (VR), various approaches …

Everyday space as an interface for health data engagement: designing tangible displays of stress data

W Wang, X Ding, I Hirskyj-Douglas - Proceedings of the 2023 ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Health data user engagement, particularly with stress data, remains a challenge despite the
widespread use of self-tracking products, like smartwatches and smart bracelets. Stress data …

BreatheWithMe: Exploring Visual and Vibrotactile Displays for Social Breath Awareness during Colocated, Collaborative Tasks

A El Ali, ER Stepanova, S Palande, A Mader… - Extended Abstracts of …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Sharing breathing signals has the capacity to provide insights into hidden experiences and
enhance interpersonal communication. However, it remains unclear how the modality of …

IntimaSea: exploring shared stress display in close relationships

Y Jiang, X Ding, X Ma, Z Sun, N Gu - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Automatic stress tracking has become increasingly available on wearable devices.
Research has investigated its use for individual stress management, largely within the …

Designing with Biosignals: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions for Integrating Physiological Signals in Human-Computer Interaction

ER Stepanova, J Desnoyers-Stewart, A Kitson… - … Publication of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Biosensing technologies are a rapidly increasing presence in our daily lives. These sensor-
based technologies measure physiological processes including heart rate, breathing, skin …

Sleepyflora: supporting sleep sharing and augmentation over a distance for social bonding across time zones

Z Li, S Cheng, Z Chen, X Sun, J Li, D Ding - Companion Publication of …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Sleep plays a significant role in our health and well-being. We can see an increasing
amount of work in HCI exploring the design for better sleep. However, most of these works …