Affecting affect effectively : investigating a haptic-affect platform for guiding physiological responses

This thesis describes the development of a platform for touch-guided anxiety management via engagement with a robot pet. An existing physiological sensor suite and “Haptic Creature” robot pet are modified to influence user physiological responses through real-time interaction guided by physiological...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hall, Joseph
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34466