TY - JOUR
T1 - Sharing Biosignals
T2 - An Analysis of the Experiential and Communication Properties of Interpersonal Psychophysiology
AU - Feijt, Milou A.
AU - Westerink, Joyce H.D.M.
AU - de Kort, Yvonne A.W.
AU - IJsselsteijn, Wijnand A.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Biosensing technologies have advanced to a level where measurements of our physiology have become easily accessible, and new areas of application are being explored, including interpersonal communication via biosignals. To date, it is largely unknown what the communication characteristics of biosignal sharing are and how they influence experiences of biosignal-mediated interactions. By conceptualizing biosignal sharing as a new communication medium, we try to benefit from earlier theories and models that help describe and understand the communication properties that are inherently part of biosignal sharing, but have not previously been examined in this way. In this paper, we review the published literature on biosignal sharing and analyze the current state of the art using two complementary methods of analysis. First, we extend an existing framework of relevant communication dimensions and apply this to examine the characteristics of biosignal sharing systems. Second, we perform a thematic analysis on user experiences related to biosignal sharing available from literature. Then, we combine these findings and link the communication characteristics to the experiences of biosignal sharing. We discuss our findings, elucidating the way in which biosignal sharing affects the interpersonal communication process. Based on these insights, we provide several considerations for future research and design.
AB - Biosensing technologies have advanced to a level where measurements of our physiology have become easily accessible, and new areas of application are being explored, including interpersonal communication via biosignals. To date, it is largely unknown what the communication characteristics of biosignal sharing are and how they influence experiences of biosignal-mediated interactions. By conceptualizing biosignal sharing as a new communication medium, we try to benefit from earlier theories and models that help describe and understand the communication properties that are inherently part of biosignal sharing, but have not previously been examined in this way. In this paper, we review the published literature on biosignal sharing and analyze the current state of the art using two complementary methods of analysis. First, we extend an existing framework of relevant communication dimensions and apply this to examine the characteristics of biosignal sharing systems. Second, we perform a thematic analysis on user experiences related to biosignal sharing available from literature. Then, we combine these findings and link the communication characteristics to the experiences of biosignal sharing. We discuss our findings, elucidating the way in which biosignal sharing affects the interpersonal communication process. Based on these insights, we provide several considerations for future research and design.
KW - psychophysiology
KW - computer-mediated communication
KW - biosignals
KW - media psychology
KW - Psychophysiology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85109700542&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07370024.2021.1913164
DO - 10.1080/07370024.2021.1913164
M3 - Article
SN - 0737-0024
VL - 38
SP - 49
EP - 78
JO - Human-Computer Interaction
JF - Human-Computer Interaction
IS - 1
ER -