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SpotlessMind: A Design Probe for Eliciting Attitudes towards Sharing Neurofeedback

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Passant Elagroudy,

Evgeny Stemasov,

Svetlana Shishkovets,

Siddharth Mehrotra,

Albrecht SchmidtAuthors Info & Claims

AHs '20: Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference

Article No.: 24, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3384657.3384800

Published: 06 June 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Mutual understanding via sharing and interpreting inner states is socially rewarding. Prior research shows that people find Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) a suitable tool to implicitly communicate their cognitive states. In this paper, we conduct an online survey (N=43) to identify design parameters for systems that implicitly share cognitive states. We achieve this by designing a research probe called "SpotlessMind" to artistically share brain occupancy with another while considering the bystanders' experience to elicit user responses. Our results show that 98% would like to see the installation. People would use it as a gesture of openness and as a communication mediator. Abstracting visual, auditory, and somatosensory depictions is a good trade-off between understandability and users' privacy protection. Our work supports designing engaging prototypes that promote empathy, cognitive awareness and convergence between individuals.

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Genç UVerma H(2024)Situating Empathy in HCI/CSCW: A Scoping ReviewProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36870528:CSCW2(1-37)Online publication date: 7-Nov-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3687052
You CChen HChen PLai WYuan CBi N(2024)Toward Understanding the Impact of Visualized Focus Levels in Virtual Reality on User Presence and ExperienceProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36765278:MHCI(1-30)Online publication date: 24-Sep-2024
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SpotlessMind: A Design Probe for Eliciting Attitudes towards Sharing Neurofeedback
1. Applied computing
  1. Arts and humanities
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AHs '20: Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference

March 2020

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ISBN:9781450376037

DOI:10.1145/3384657

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Genç UVerma H(2024)Situating Empathy in HCI/CSCW: A Scoping ReviewProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36870528:CSCW2(1-37)Online publication date: 7-Nov-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3687052
You CChen HChen PLai WYuan CBi N(2024)Toward Understanding the Impact of Visualized Focus Levels in Virtual Reality on User Presence and ExperienceProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36765278:MHCI(1-30)Online publication date: 24-Sep-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3676527

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