The Research Group for EMOtional Interaction, Decision making, and technology (EMOID)
The mission of EMOID is to conduct world-class research to increase our understanding of the emotional and cognitive processes when humans are interacting with ICT, media, services, and other people in different contexts, including decision-making situations.
The research foci of EMOID include:
- Mediated and non-mediated social interaction (e.g., during technology and media use or a service encounter)
- Emotional and cognitive processes during decision making (neuroeconomics)
- Entertainment and serious digital games
- User experience of technology
Emotion- and cognition-related psychophysiological recordings can be carried out when people are interacting in different contexts (e.g., laboratory, street, their own home).
EMOID has high expertise in using psychophysiological recordings to index emotional and cognitive processes when humans are interacting with ICT, media, services, and other people (video ). EMOID has a state-of-the-art psychophysiology laboratory, including data acquisition systems (Brain Products, Contact Precision Instruments) for recording electroencephalography (EEG), facial electromyography (EMG), electrocardiography (ECG), and electrodermal activity (EDA), among other signals. The group has also several advanced mobile psychophysiological measurement devices (Varioport-ARM, Becker Meditec) that enable the aforementioned psychophysiological recordings in real-life contexts. The research of EMOID yields design-rules for creating, and facilitates the innovation of, technologies and services that are optimal for human beings from the perspective of emotional and cognitive processes and social interaction.
Focus:
–Mediated and non-mediated social interaction (e.g., during technology and media use or a service encounter)
–Entertainment and serious digital games (both single-player and social games)
–Social media
–Media psychology
–Neuroeconomics (emotional, cognitive, and neural processes during decision making)
EMOID coordinates and participates in several national and international projects:
- LeadEmo, An Advanced Method for Training Emotional Intelligence of Managers (2011-2013, TEKES)
- TARGET, Transformative, Adaptive, Responsive and enGaging EnvironmenT (2009-2011, EU FP7-ICT)
- Media2: Future Media Dynamics (2011-2012, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation)
Past projects:
- SAWUI, Supporting Situation Awareness in Demanding Operating Environments through Wearable Interfaces (2008-2010, TEKES)
- EILEAD, The Relationship of Actual and Appraised Emotional Intelligence Competencies with Successful Leadership (2009-2010, The Finnish Work Environment Fund)
- Effects of Emotions and Unconscious Processes on Financial Decision Making (2007-2010, Emil Aaltonen Foundation)
- FUGA, The Fun of Gaming: Measuring the Human Experience of Media Enjoyment (2006-2009, EU FP6-NEST )
- Enactive Social Media and Games (2009, Media Factory, Aalto University)
- PASION, Psychologically Augmented Social Interaction over Networks (2006-2009, EU FP6-IST)
- MC2, Mobile Content Communities (2003-2006, TEKES)
- MEC, Presence: Measurement, Effects, Conditions (2002-2006, EU FP5-IST)
- Psychophysiological Methods in the Study of Emotional and Cognitive Success Factors of Information Services (2002-2004, Wihuri Foundation)
- DiRe, Digital Reputation (2010-2011, TEKES)
- Emokeitai (2009-2011, TEKES )
- eReading (2010- , TEKES)
- Play Society (2011- , TEKES)
- Enactive Media (2009-2011, Academy of Finland)
- Media Experience – Generic Research (2011- , Next Media Programme, TEKES)
People
The EMOID team consists of 7 researchers, including 3 post-doc researchers and 2 doctoral students.
Director of Research:
niklas.ravaja [at] aalto [dot] fi (Niklas Ravaja, Ph.D).
Researchers:
Ben Cowley, Ph.D.
Alessio Falco, M.A.
Martino Fantato, M.Sc.
Kari Kallinen, Ph.D.
Matias Kivikangas, M.A.
Dorina Marghescu, Ph.D.
Mikko Salminen, M.A.
Research Assistants:
Leena Ehlers, B.A.
Siiri Helenius, B.A.
Pentti Henttonen, B.A.
Simo Järvelä, B.A.
Marja Kearton, B.A.