How Are We Connected?: Measuring Audience Galvanic Skin Response of Connected Performances

Chen Wang; Xintong Zhu; Erik Geelhoed; Ian Biscoe; Thomas Röggla; Pablo Cesar

doi:10.5220/0005939100330042

How Are We Connected? Measuring Audience Galvanic Skin Response of Connected Performances

Chen Wang, Xintong Zhu, Erik Geelhoed, Ian Biscoe, Thomas Röggla, Pablo Cesar

Multimedia Computing

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Abstract

Accurately measuring the audience response during a performance is a difficult task. This is particularly the case for connected performances. In this paper, we staged a connected performance in which a remote audience enjoyed the performance in real-time. Both objective (galvanic skin response and behaviours) and subjective (interviews) responses from the live and remote audience members were recorded. To capture galvanic skin response, a group of self-built sensors was used to record the electrical conductance of the skin. The results of the measurements showed that both the live and the remote audience members had a similar response to the connected performance even though more vivid artistic artefacts had a stronger effect on the live audience. Some technical issues also influenced the experience of the remote audience. In conclusion we found that the remoteness had little influence on the connected performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems
Editors	S. Fairclough, A. Holzinger, A. Otero, A. Pope, H.P. da Silva
Publisher	SciTePress
Pages	33-42
Number of pages	9
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-989-758-197-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0005939100330042
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 27 Jul 2016 → 28 Jul 2016 http://www.phycs.org/

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	27/07/16 → 28/07/16
Internet address	http://www.phycs.org/

Keywords

Performing Arts
Audience Engagement
Galvanic Skin Response

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10.5220/0005939100330042

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Wang, C., Zhu, X., Geelhoed, E., Biscoe, I., Röggla, T., & Cesar, P. (2016). How Are We Connected? Measuring Audience Galvanic Skin Response of Connected Performances. In S. Fairclough, A. Holzinger, A. Otero, A. Pope, & H. P. da Silva (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems (Vol. 1, pp. 33-42). SciTePress. https://doi.org/10.5220/0005939100330042

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Wang, C, Zhu, X, Geelhoed, E, Biscoe, I, Röggla, T & Cesar, P 2016, How Are We Connected? Measuring Audience Galvanic Skin Response of Connected Performances. in S Fairclough, A Holzinger, A Otero, A Pope & HP da Silva (eds), Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems. vol. 1, SciTePress, pp. 33-42, 3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, 27/07/16. https://doi.org/10.5220/0005939100330042

How Are We Connected? Measuring Audience Galvanic Skin Response of Connected Performances. / Wang, Chen; Zhu, Xintong; Geelhoed, Erik et al.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems. ed. / S. Fairclough; A. Holzinger; A. Otero; A. Pope; H.P. da Silva. Vol. 1 SciTePress, 2016. p. 33-42.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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