Affective Loop
Affective Loop is a user-centered approach to Affective Computing. It talks AbOUT various design techniques to gradually involve the users with the system. First the system acquires some emotional data from the user automatically acquisition (via bio-sensors) or manually (user explicitly reports her emotion). Then system tries to interpret these emotional data and respond to involve the user even more. For example using colors, animations, and haptics. As this loop contineuously iterates, the user will be more and more involved in her experience with the system. This is the concept of Affective Loop.
In an affective loop design:
- emotions are seen as processes, constructed in the interaction, starting from everyday bodily, cognitive or social experiences
- the system responds in ways that pulls the user into the interaction, touching upon end-users corporeal experiences
- throughout the interaction the user is an ACTIVE, meaning-making individual choosing how to express themselves – the interpretation responsibility does not lie with the system
External Resources
Kristina Höök's page about Affective Loop: http://www.sics.se/~kia/aff_loop.html
See also
- Affective Interaction
- Human Computer Interaction
- Affective Computing