Emotion Recognition in Virtual Reality: Investigating the Effect of Gameplay Variations on Affective Responses

Virtual reality (VR) technology offers a unique platform for affective computing research, which aims to create intelligent systems capable of recognizing, interpreting, and responding to human emotions in immersive and interactive virtual environments. This study examined how different variations o...

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Published inProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 1516 - 1517
Main Authors Bayro, Allison, Buneo, Christopher, Jeong, Heejin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2023
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Emotion recognition
Affective computing
Physiological signals
Virtual reality
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Summary:Virtual reality (VR) technology offers a unique platform for affective computing research, which aims to create intelligent systems capable of recognizing, interpreting, and responding to human emotions in immersive and interactive virtual environments. This study examined how different variations of VR games can elicit different emotional responses in players. Thirty participants played three VR Pong games, and their emotional responses were measured using the Self-Assessment Manikin and physiological measures. Results showed that different gameplay variations evoked varying emotional responses in players, and two features, average heart rate and the non-specific skin conductance responses (in peaks per min), were found to differ significantly between the games. The study suggests that VR gameplay can provide an engaging and interactive platform to study human emotions and behavior, with implications for designing and developing affective computing systems in fields such as healthcare, marketing, and humancomputer interaction.
ISSN:1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI:10.1177/21695067231192600