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Moodlight
Jaime Snyder, Marth Mathews, Jacqueline Chein, Pamara F. Chang, Emily Sun, Saeed Abdullah, and Geri Gay
MoodLight is an interactive ambient lighting system that responds to biosensor input related to an individual’s current level of arousal. Changes in levels of arousal correspond to fluctuations in the color of light provided by the system, altering the immediate environment in ways intimately related to the user’s private internal state. We use this intervention to explore personal and social implications of the ambient display of biosensor data. This study provides greater understanding of the ways in which the representations of personal information, with a focus on ambient feedback, influence our perceptions of ourselves and those around us.
Moodlight
Jaime Snyder, Marth Mathews, Jacqueline Chein, Pamara F. Chang, Emily Sun, Saeed Abdullah, and Geri Gay
MoodLight is an interactive ambient lighting system that responds to biosensor input related to an individual’s current level of arousal. Changes in levels of arousal correspond to fluctuations in the color of light provided by the system, altering the immediate environment in ways intimately related to the user’s private internal state. We use this intervention to explore personal and social implications of the ambient display of biosensor data. This study provides greater understanding of the ways in which the representations of personal information, with a focus on ambient feedback, influence our perceptions of ourselves and those around us.