Sensing Emotions The impact of context on experience measurements
The authors of this book analyze the influence of specific everyday life situations and contexts on the emotional state of people and the ways in which this can impact measurements of user experience. The book anticipates a future in which products and ma
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Philips Research Book Series VOLUME 12
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Frank Toolenaar Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Sensing Emotions The Impact of Context on Experience Measurements
Edited By
Joyce Westerink Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Martijn Krans Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands and
Martin Ouwerkerk Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Editors Dr. Joyce Westerink Philips Research High Tech Campus 34 5656 AE Eindhoven The Netherlands [email protected]
Dr. Martijn Krans Philips Research High Tech Campus 34 5656 AE Eindhoven The Netherlands [email protected]
Dr. Martin Ouwerkerk Philips Research High Tech Campus 34 5656 AE Eindhoven The Netherlands [email protected]
ISSN 1571-5671 ISBN 978-90-481-3257-7 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3258-4 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3258-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011933575 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Introduction: Sensing Emotions in Context
We anticipate a future in which products and machines understand the mental state of people using them. A future in which products become more personalized by knowing how users feel and can adapt to the feelings they sense. Examples are music systems that effectively enhance our current mood with a personalized choice of music, computer dialogues that avoid upcoming frustration, and photo cameras that take pictures whenever we’re excited. In all these situations, knowledge of the emotional state of the user is of prime importance. A previous book published in the Philips Research Book Series, “Probing Experience”, illustrated ways to evaluate the emotional state of the user through behavioral and physiological parameters. The majority of the authors were invited as speakers to t
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