Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object

Despite the increasing number of studies on user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI), few studies have examined emotional interaction between humans and deformable objects. In the current study, we investigated how the anthropomorphic design of a flexible display interacts with emotion. For 101...

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Main Authors: Jung Min Lee, Jongsoo Baek, Da Young Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01829/full
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description Despite the increasing number of studies on user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI), few studies have examined emotional interaction between humans and deformable objects. In the current study, we investigated how the anthropomorphic design of a flexible display interacts with emotion. For 101 unique 3D images in which an object was bent at different axes, 281 participants were asked to report how strongly the object evoked five elemental emotions (e.g., happiness, disgust, anger, fear, and sadness) in an online survey. People rated the object’s shape using three emotional categories: happiness, disgust–anger, and sadness–fear. It was also found that a combination of axis of bending (horizontal or diagonal axis) and convexity (bending convexly or concavely) predicted emotional valence, underpinning the anthropomorphic design of flexible displays. Our findings provide empirical evidence that axis of bending and convexity can be an important antecedent of emotional interaction with flexible objects, triggering at least three types of emotion in users.
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spelling doaj.art-bb489a04091a42faafadabcc11d086f62022-12-21T23:30:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-10-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.01829387347Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable ObjectJung Min Lee0Jongsoo Baek1Da Young Ju2Technology and Design Research Center, Yonsei Institute of Convergence Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, South KoreaYonsei Institute of Convergence Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, South KoreaTechnology and Design Research Center, Yonsei Institute of Convergence Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, South KoreaDespite the increasing number of studies on user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI), few studies have examined emotional interaction between humans and deformable objects. In the current study, we investigated how the anthropomorphic design of a flexible display interacts with emotion. For 101 unique 3D images in which an object was bent at different axes, 281 participants were asked to report how strongly the object evoked five elemental emotions (e.g., happiness, disgust, anger, fear, and sadness) in an online survey. People rated the object’s shape using three emotional categories: happiness, disgust–anger, and sadness–fear. It was also found that a combination of axis of bending (horizontal or diagonal axis) and convexity (bending convexly or concavely) predicted emotional valence, underpinning the anthropomorphic design of flexible displays. Our findings provide empirical evidence that axis of bending and convexity can be an important antecedent of emotional interaction with flexible objects, triggering at least three types of emotion in users.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01829/fullanthropomorphismemotional interactiondeformable objecthuman–computer interactionuser experience
spellingShingle Jung Min Lee
Jongsoo Baek
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Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
Frontiers in Psychology
anthropomorphism
emotional interaction
deformable object
human–computer interaction
user experience
title Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
title_full Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
title_fullStr Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
title_full_unstemmed Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
title_short Anthropomorphic Design: Emotional Perception for Deformable Object
title_sort anthropomorphic design emotional perception for deformable object
topic anthropomorphism
emotional interaction
deformable object
human–computer interaction
user experience
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01829/full
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