Sensual Evaluation Instrument

* Initial research location for Isbister was DSV; continuing project work is being conducted at Rensselaer. ABSTRACT This paper introduces a novel approach to the measure of people’s affective responses to interactive systems. Our approach is based upon recent research on the workings of emotions in human beings, an interest in addressing the multi-sensory nature of emotion, and a desire to take a participatory and empowering approach to soliciting user feedback. We are crafting a method for gathering real-time feedback from users about their own experiences through the use of a Sensual Evaluation Instrument. This paper includes background about the approach, and describes initial steps we’ve made toward implementation.