In this paper, we describe a smartphone application that aims at motivating users to use facial expressions. This has a twofold goal: to reintroduce the use of facial expressions as nonverbal means in the computer-mediated communication of emotions and to provide the opportunity for self-reflection about the personal emotional states while fostering smiles in order to improve mental wellbeing. This paper provides a description of the developed prototype and reports the results of a first observation study conducted during an interactive event.
Title
A smartphone application to promote affective interaction and mental health
Date
2015-07
Published in
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2015: Human-Computer Interaction: Design and Evaluation, 2-7 August 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
pp. 460-467
Publisher
Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2-7 August 2015
Pagination
8 p.
Presented at
Human-Computer Interaction: Design and Evaluation, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2015-07-02, 2015-07-07
ISBN
978-3-319-20900-5
ISSN
0302-9743
Collection and number
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNISA), vol. 9169
Paper type
published full paper
Faculty
Ingénierie et Architecture
School
HEIA-FR
Institute
HumanTech - Technology for Human Wellbeing Institute