Feeling the Forest: Bringing Calm in VR with Biofeedback
What if the calming power of the forest can be brought directly to you? That question sparked NatureBlendVR, a project led by media design researcher Kinga Skierś at Keio University’s Embodied Media Lab.
Can EmotiBit Predict the Next Idol?
A Unique Type of Experience Neuroscientists at University College London have used EmotiBit to look at how collective experiences affect our reactions in an audience—and soon, how we can predict those reactions. Crowded movie theaters, candlelight concerts, and rowdy sporting events can all be collective experiences. When someone enjoys being in the crowd or part […]
Whose Team has the Best Fans?
In an epic showdown between Liverpool and Man City, researchers used physiological signals via EmotiBit see which team’s fans created the most excitement.
EmotiBit as an Open-Source Virus Tracker
Welcome to the EmotiBit Maker Faire 2020 livestream page. Our live session was Saturday May 23rd 10:30-11:00am Eastern Time (US). We discussed how makers and researchers alike can use EmotiBit to track changes in body temperature, blood-oxygen levels and much more to help understand the disease course of COVID-19 and develop better treatment decisions. See the full […]
Sensing Bio-Metrics from Anywhere on the Body
By Sean Montgomery on Dec 19, 2019. We designed EmotiBit so that it could be worn just about anywhere on the body and folks could choose locations that work best for their purposes. Depending on where you place EmotiBit on the body, you can pick up a slightly different constellation of biometric signals revealing different aspects of […]
How Sensor Data Gets Me EMOTIONAL!
By Sean Montgomery on Sep 1, 2019 Signals are constantly running throughout our bodies. Electrical, chemical, and mechanical messages carry highly amplified messages about our physical, emotional and psychological state from the decision-making centers in our brain to the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems of the body. (The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems help the […]
Sensing Shared Emotions
By Suzanne Dikker on Sep 3, 2019 If you shared an emotional experience with someone, this strengthens your social bond. This finding, part scientific fact, part intuition, has led some social psychologists to even go so far as to suggest that if you really like someone, you should hit the rollercoaster on your first date […]
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