Hi To see emotions and programming in practice, please have a look at [1]
[1] https://plus.google.com/u/0/107047216886809435181/posts/4xaFd8mymBa On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Judith Good <j.g...@sussex.ac.uk> wrote: > Raoul, > > Thanks for the feedback. > > The Subtle Stones (the tangible devices) were developed by Madeline Balaam as > part of her PhD research, and were originally designed to be used by > secondary school students in language learning classes. She went through a > careful process of learner-centred design before arriving at the final > prototype: more details can be found in her thesis: > > http://prism.talis.com/sussex-ac/items/1021682 > > When designing the desktop application, we incorporated features that arose > from the empirical work carried out with the Subtle Stones (e.g. ability to > record more than one emotion simultaneously, report on degrees of emotion, > etc.) into the design. However, I would be the first to admit that the > application would have benefited from more development time and a more > thorough round of user testing. > > We are now using a variation of the Subtle Stones in a study with families > who have children with Autism Spectrum Conditions, given the multiple > difficulties the children often experience with respect to emotion (e.g. > recognising emotions in themselves and others, acting on emotions in > appropriate ways, etc.). Although the devices worked well in the classroom, > they are presenting some problems "in the wild", e.g. batteries run out > quickly, are a pain for family members to change and, as one child said, > "They look like they should bounce, but they don't." ;-) > > Although I feel that the idea behind the devices is well worth exploring, the > actual format of the devices is still completely open, so thank you for your > thoughts on improving them! > > Judith > > On 20 Feb 2013, at 00:18, Raoul Duke wrote: > >>> Self-Reporting emotional experiences in computing lab sessions: an >>> emotional regulation perspective >>> Judith Good, Jon Rimmer, Eric Harris and Madeline Balaam >> >> i'm curious how the 2 devices for recording emotional state were >> thought up - i had immediate reactions, thoughts about what i >> off-the-cuff (subjective, unresearched) see as negative issues with >> them and ideas about what would be better. of course it often depends >> on what resources are available, both for the physical in-hand device >> and the software one. >> >> overall the hair-brained vision i have in my head is a set of cubes, >> with a rudimentary motion sensor inside. emoticons on the faces. >> multiple cubes to allow for multiple dimensions. >> >> sincerely. >> >> -- >> The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt >> charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). > >
