Possibilities of Psychophysiological Methods for Measuring Emotional Aspects in Mobile Contexts

Traditional methods to access the emotional experie nce of a user such as subjective reports have certain disadv antages. Participants have to be asked for their feeelings a nd emotions which interrupts the process of experience and flow. Psychophysiological methods offer data throug hout the process of emotional experience, which unfolds new possibilities for user experience (UX) evaluation. I this paper we provide a short overview of applied psychophysiological methods for human computer interaction (HCI) and the findings of our examinati ons for mobile motion contexts. Our outcomes will be discus ed considering the possibilities, challenges and feasi bility of these methods in the area of interaction with syste m and emotions. Based on our experience we think that psychophysiological measurements provide important possibilities for applications in the field and can help to deepen and expand the insights gathered by traditio nal methods.

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