Visualizing Excitement of Individuals and Groups

Kucher, Kostiantyn; Cernea, Daniel; Kerren, Andreas

doi:10.3384/ecp10303

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“…While high levels of physiological arousal can be associated with higher degrees of VR sickness, they may also indicate excitement (Kucher et al 2016), so it is possible that the high levels of arousal found in the current study may also partly be due to participants finding the game exciting.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 81%

Potential factors contributing to observed sex differences in virtual-reality-induced sickness

Bannigan,

de Sousa,

Scheller

et al. 2024

Exp Brain Res

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Virtual reality (VR) technology has been widely adopted for several professional and recreational applications. Despite rapid innovation in hardware and software, one of the long prevailing issues for end users of VR is the experience of VR sickness. Females experience stronger VR sickness compared to males, and previous research has linked susceptibility to VR sickness to the menstrual cycle (Munafo et al., Exp Brain Res 235(3):889–901). Here we investigated the female versus male experience in VR sickness while playing an immersive VR game, comparing days of the menstrual cycle when hormones peak: day 15 (ovulation—peak estrogen) and day 22 (mid-luteal phase—peak progesterone). We found that immersion duration was greater in the second session than the first, and discomfort was lessened, suggesting a powerful adaptation with repeated exposure. Due to the estrogen levels changing along with the exposure, there was no clear independent impact of that; note, though, that there was a significant difference between self-report and physiological measures implying that GSR is potentially an unreliable measure of motion sickness. Although prior work found a delay over 2 days between session would not allow adaptation and habituation to reduce VR sickness susceptibility, we found that a week delay has potential success.

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Section: Limitations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 81%

Potential factors contributing to observed sex differences in virtual-reality-induced sickness

Bannigan,

de Sousa,

Scheller

et al. 2024

Exp Brain Res

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“…In order to effectively accomplish its many functions, the skin is densely innervated with autonomic innervation of the eccrine sweat glands, which manifests in changes in skin conductance on the surface of the skin [34]. Skin conductivity is induced by moisture produced by the eccrine sweat glands, which occur automatically in individuals, and are most responsive to emotional arousal [35]. Even though there may not be visible sweat on the surface of the skin, sweat is a good conductor of electricity, and the filling of sweat glands due to an autonomic response results in low-resistance parallel pathways, which increases the conductance of an applied current [36], thereby making it possible for EDA readings to be picked up by sensors.…”

Section: Electrodermal Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Case Study: Using a Neuro-Physiological Measure to Monitor Students’ Interest and Learning during a Micro:Bit Activity

2021

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Interest plays a critical role in learning and development. It is able to compel students toward short term exploration, motivating them toward the pursuit of future goals, as well as leading to the development of knowledge and cognitive abilities. Interest also enables students to rise above perceived restrictions and limitations to achieve their goals. Interest therefore plays a significant role in learning and development. Currently, most of the extant research on interest has been typically done using self-report surveys or by observations, which may be somewhat subjective in nature. This study therefore aims to further deepen our understanding of the value of interest on learning, and more importantly, suggests a novel method of tracing interest development over time. An alternative measure of interest through the use of neuro-physiological markers is suggested, with examples based on two case studies out of a class of 22 students. The Empatica E4 wristband was used to collect electrodermal activity (EDA) data to capture instances of triggered interest during a 10-week curriculum, which were triangulated with behavioral observations. The study found that EDA is a possible measure for recording and tracing interest development in students, providing a more nuanced and objective measure of interest development.

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