Virtual Reality is an effective technique for eliciting emotions. It provides immersive and ecologically valid emotional experiences while maintaining experimental control. Recently, novel VR forms like 360° videos have been used successfully for emotion elicitation. Some preliminary databases of 360° videos for emotion elicitation have been proposed, but they tapped mainly into an emotional dimensional approach and did not include a concurrent physiological assessment of an emotional profile. This study expands on these databases by combining dimensional and discrete approaches to validate a new set of 360° emotion-inducing images. Twenty-six participants viewed 46 immersive images, and their emotional reactions were measured using self-reporting, psychophysiological signals, and eye tracking. The IAVRS database can successfully elicit a wide range of emotional responses, including both positive and negative valence, as well as different levels of arousal. Results reveal an important correspondence between the discrete and dimensional models of emotions. Furthermore, the images that exhibit convergence between the dimensional and discrete emotional models are particularly impactful regarding arousal and valence values. The IAVRS database provides insights into potential relationships between physiological parameters and emotional responses. This preliminary investigation highlights the complexity of emotional elicitation processes and their physiological correlates, suggesting the need for further research to deepen our understanding.

Mancuso, V., Borghesi, F., Chirico, A., Bruni, F., Sarcinella, E. D., Pedroli, E., Cipresso, P., IAVRS—International Affective Virtual Reality System: Psychometric Assessment of 360° Images by Using Psychophysiological Data, <<SENSORS>>, 2024; 24 (13): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.3390/s24134204] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/299789]

IAVRS—International Affective Virtual Reality System: Psychometric Assessment of 360° Images by Using Psychophysiological Data

Chirico, Alice;Sarcinella, Eleonora Diletta;Cipresso, Pietro
2024

Abstract

Virtual Reality is an effective technique for eliciting emotions. It provides immersive and ecologically valid emotional experiences while maintaining experimental control. Recently, novel VR forms like 360° videos have been used successfully for emotion elicitation. Some preliminary databases of 360° videos for emotion elicitation have been proposed, but they tapped mainly into an emotional dimensional approach and did not include a concurrent physiological assessment of an emotional profile. This study expands on these databases by combining dimensional and discrete approaches to validate a new set of 360° emotion-inducing images. Twenty-six participants viewed 46 immersive images, and their emotional reactions were measured using self-reporting, psychophysiological signals, and eye tracking. The IAVRS database can successfully elicit a wide range of emotional responses, including both positive and negative valence, as well as different levels of arousal. Results reveal an important correspondence between the discrete and dimensional models of emotions. Furthermore, the images that exhibit convergence between the dimensional and discrete emotional models are particularly impactful regarding arousal and valence values. The IAVRS database provides insights into potential relationships between physiological parameters and emotional responses. This preliminary investigation highlights the complexity of emotional elicitation processes and their physiological correlates, suggesting the need for further research to deepen our understanding.
2024
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Mancuso, V., Borghesi, F., Chirico, A., Bruni, F., Sarcinella, E. D., Pedroli, E., Cipresso, P., IAVRS—International Affective Virtual Reality System: Psychometric Assessment of 360° Images by Using Psychophysiological Data, <<SENSORS>>, 2024; 24 (13): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.3390/s24134204] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/299789]
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