Comprehension of users' subjective interaction states during their interaction with an artificial agent by means of heart rate variability index

Takanori Komatsu, Sho'ichiro Ohtsuka, Kazuhiro Ueda, Takashi Komeda

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether users' subjective interaction states which indicate whether they feel comfortable interacting with artificial agents can be comprehended by means of biological index. As a biological index, we focused on the heart rate variability and used an RSA ratio for the time period when the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) value is higher than the Mayer wave sinus arrhythmia (MWSA) value divided by the total interaction period. To clarify the effectiveness of this RSA ratio, we conducted two experiments to measure this index among participants who played a simple cooperation game with an artificial agent, which either responded as the participant desired or responded randomly. The results showed that the RSA ratio determined the subjective interaction state which indicated whether they felt comfortable or uncomfortable with their interactions with the agents.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAffective Computing and Intelligent Interaction - 2nd International Conference, ACII 2007, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages266-277
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783540748885
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event2nd International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2007 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 2007 Sept 122007 Sept 14

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4738 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, ACII 2007
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period07/9/1207/9/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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