StressTree: a metaphorical visualization for biofeedbackassisted stress management

B. Yu; M. Funk; J. Hu; L.M.G. Feijs

doi:10.1145/3064663.3064729

StressTree: a metaphorical visualization for biofeedbackassisted stress management

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Abstract

In today's highly competitive environment, chronic stress is one of the main reasons for a health problem. To address this, biofeedback techniques have been used to assist in relaxation training and stress management. In this paper, we present 'StressTree,' a metaphorical visualization of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback system. StressTree aims to present HRV data in a more evocative, meaningful way in the context of stress management. The HRV biofeedback system consists of a heartbeat data acquisition unit, a data analysis unit, and a visualization unit. The feedback from interviews in the evaluation shows that StressTree could display different growth pattern during a stressful work or a relaxation training. The participants suggested that the biofeedback interaction through StressTree is explicit and engaging, and brings them a strong motivation to regulate their breathing pattern for a 'healthy-looking' tree.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, 10-14 June 2017, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Pages	333-337
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4922-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3064663.3064729
Publication status	Published - 10 Jun 2017
Event	12th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2017) - Centre for Interaction Design, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Jun 2017 → 14 Jun 2017 Conference number: 12 http://dis2017.org/

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Conference	12th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2017)
Abbreviated title	DIS 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	10/06/17 → 14/06/17
Other	Space, Place and Interface
Internet address	http://dis2017.org/

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Biofeedback
Heart rate variability
Metaphor
Stress
Visualization

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Yu, B, Funk, M , Hu, J & Feijs, LMG 2017, StressTree: a metaphorical visualization for biofeedbackassisted stress management. in DIS 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, 10-14 June 2017, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., New York, pp. 333-337, 12th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2017), Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 10/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3064663.3064729

StressTree: a metaphorical visualization for biofeedbackassisted stress management. / Yu, B.; Funk, M.; Hu, J. et al.
DIS 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, 10-14 June 2017, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2017. p. 333-337.

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