Thermal signals have been explored in HCI for emotion-elicitation and enhancing two-person communication, showing that temperature invokes social and emotional signals in individuals. Yet, extending these findings to group communication is missing. We investigated how thermal signals can be used to communicate group affective states in a hybrid meeting scenario to help people feel connected over a distance. We conducted a lab study (N=20 participants) and explored wrist-worn thermal feedback to communicate audience emotions. Our results show that thermal feedback is an effective method of conveying audience engagement without increasing workload and can help a presenter feel more in tune with the audience. We outline design implications for real-world wearable social thermal feedback systems for both virtual and in-person communication that support group affect communication and social connectedness. Thermal feedback has the potential to connect people across distances and facilitate more effective and dynamic communication in multiple contexts.
翻译:在HCI中探索了情感-感应和增强两人交流的热信号,表明温度可以激发个人的社会和情感信号。然而,没有将这些调查结果扩大到群体交流。我们研究了如何在混合会议情景下利用热信号交流群体感知状态,以帮助人们感到有远程连接。我们进行了一项实验室研究(N=20参与者),并探讨了手腕热反馈,以传播受众情感。我们的结果表明,热反馈是传递受众参与的有效方法,但不会增加工作量,能够帮助介绍者感到更符合受众。我们概述了真实世界可穿戴的社会热反馈系统的设计影响虚拟和人际交流,支持群体影响通信和社会连接。热反馈有可能将人进行远距离联系,促进多种情况下更有效、更动态的沟通。