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Electroencephalography as an Alternative for Evaluating User eXperience in Interactive Systems

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Electroencephalography is proposed as an alternative for evaluating user experience with two interactive systems. Traditionally, evaluation methods are applied either during the interaction, which can disturb the user, or at the end where the user does not usually remember all of their interactions. Therefore, using a BCI (Brain Computer Interface) device as OPEN-BCI as an alternative to evaluate the user experience of a subject while interacts with two interactive systems. In this evaluation were analyzed the sub-bands: alpha, theta and beta. The results show differences in workload and emotions. In addition, consistent analysis of the EEG data, were applied questionnaires, as: SUS, NASA-TLX y SAM, where data showed high consistency.

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  1. Escuela de Ingeniería Informática, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

    Sandra Cano

  2. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de San Buenaventura de Cali, Cali, Colombia

    Jonathan Soto, Laura Acosta & Victor Peñeñory

  3. REMIT, IJP, Universidade Portucalense, Porto & IEETA, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Fernando Moreira

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Cano, S., Soto, J., Acosta, L., Peñeñory, V., Moreira, F. (2021). Electroencephalography as an Alternative for Evaluating User eXperience in Interactive Systems. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Ramalho Correia, A.M. (eds) Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1365. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72657-7_42

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