What to put on the user: Sensing technologies for studies and physiology aware systems
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Hänsel, Katrin
Poguntke, Romina
Haddadi, H
Alomainy, Akram
Schmidt, Albrecht
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Fitness trackers not just provide easy means to acquire physiological data in real-world environments due to affordable sensing technologies, they further offer opportunities for physiology-aware applications and studies in HCI; however, their performance is not well understood. In this paper, we report findings on the quality of 3 sensing technologies: PPG-based wrist trackers (Apple Watch, Microsoft Band 2), an ECG-belt (Polar H7) and reference device with stick-on ECG electrodes (Nexus 10). We collected physiological (heart rate, electrodermal activity, skin temperature) and subjective data from 21 participants performing combinations of physical activity and stressful tasks. Our empirical research indicates that wrist devices provide a good sensing performance in stationary settings. However, they lack accuracy when participants are mobile or if tasks require physical activity. Based on our findings, we suggest a textitDesign Space for Wearables in Research Settings and reflected on the appropriateness of the investigated technologies in research contexts.
Date Issued
2018-04-21
Date Acceptance
2018-01-19
Citation
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI’18), 2018, 145
ISBN
9781450356206
Publisher
ACM
Journal / Book Title
Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI’18)
Volume
145
Copyright Statement
© 2018 ACM
Source
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI’18)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2018-04-21
Finish Date
2018-04-26
Coverage Spatial
Montréal, Canada
Date Publish Online
2018-04-21