Abstract
This paper presents BioFidget, a biofeedback system that integrates physiological sensing and display into a smart fidget spinner for respiration training. We present a simple yet novel hardware design that transforms a fidget spinner into 1) a nonintrusive heart rate variability (HRV) sensor, 2) an electromechanical respiration sensor, and 3) an information display. The combination of these features enables users to engage in respiration training through designed tangible and embodied interactions, without requiring them to wear additional physiological sensors. The results of this empirical user study prove that the respiration training method reduces stress, and the proposed system meets the requirements of sensing validity and engagement with 32 participants in a practical setting.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | (CHI '18) |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY, USA |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781450356206 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 2018 |
| Event | 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2018 - Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Canada Duration: 21 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018 Conference number: 36 http://chi2018.acm.org |
Conference
| Conference | 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2018 |
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| Abbreviated title | CHI 2018 |
| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 21/04/18 → 26/04/18 |
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Keywords
- Biofeedback
- Fidget spinner
- Physiological sensing
- Respiration training
- Stress
- Tangible interaction