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Summary

Affective technologies are advancing mental health support by integrating biosensors and body feedback. This research introduces "orchestration" to design richer, embodied interactions for emotional self-awareness and well-being.

Keywords:

actuation affective technologies biosensing design toolkits human-computer interaction interaction design somaesthetics

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Area of Science:

Human-Computer Interaction
Affective Computing
Mental Health Technology

Background:

Ubiquitous technologies, tracking systems, and wearables are increasingly used in mental health research.
Affective technologies have matured, attracting interdisciplinary interest, yet effectively integrating movement and bodily experience remains a challenge.
The connection between movement, bodily experience, and affective states is established, but technological applications are unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To remodel affective technologies for enhanced body and emotional self-awareness.
To explore novel interactions by combining biosensing with bodily engagement and aesthetic experiences.
To introduce and define the concept of 'orchestration' in designing affective technology interactions.

Main Methods:

Overview of standard biosignals in low-cost physiological monitoring.
Matching biosignals with interaction design methods for bodily engagement.
Utilizing 'first-person soma design' to create novel sensor-actuator couplings for affective health.

Main Results:

Development of design toolkits enabling rich embodied interactions.
Introduction of 'orchestration' as a framework for designing affective technology interactions.
Elicitation of requirements for broader orchestration mechanisms through prototype development.

Conclusions:

First-person soma design offers new perspectives on interpreting and experiencing biodata.
Combining biosensing with body feedback through orchestration creates novel opportunities for affective technologies.
This approach reshapes affective technologies, enhancing user interpretation, feeling, understanding, and reflection on bodily and emotional experiences.