Gadgets in Psychophysiology
Gregor Geršak1
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    University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia


                                         Abstract
                                         Psychophysiology can be defined as a science that studies the physiology of humans when they are in a
                                         particular psychological state. It is interested in human’s heart- rate variability or changes in breathing
                                         rhythm when he is afraid, happy, surprised or under cognitive load. Nowadays, industry and society
                                         widely use the principles and methods of psychophysiology to improve their products and services. The
                                         modern company is interested not only in the physical, chemical or biological properties of its product,
                                         but also (and sometimes mainly) in how the product looks, feels or even smells. Apart from psychological
                                         measurement tools, these properties are usually measured using brain scanners, autonomic nervous
                                         system monitoring devices, or human behaviour measurement systems.
                                             In the presentation, I will introduce some of the typical uses of simple psychophysiological devices,
                                         such as their inclusion in the psychophysiological feedback loop, difficulty assessment, VR sickness,
                                         affective gaming, rehabilitation, science in education, and various projects in the field of psychology. I
                                         will address the issue of accuracy of these devices and draw some general conclusions based on our long
                                         experience.




Human-Computer Interaction Slovenia 2021, November 11, 2021, Koper, Slovenia
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