Research Article
Beyond ‘Happy Apps’: Using the Internet of Things to Support Emotional Health
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_15, author={Jeanette Eriksson and Nancy Russo}, title={Beyond ‘Happy Apps’: Using the Internet of Things to Support Emotional Health}, proceedings={Internet of Things Technologies for HealthCare. Third International Conference, HealthyIoT 2016, V\aa{}ster\ae{}s, Sweden, October 18-19, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={HEALTHYIOT}, year={2017}, month={1}, keywords={Internet of Things Emotion Emotion-tracking applications}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_15} }- Jeanette Eriksson
Nancy Russo
Year: 2017
Beyond ‘Happy Apps’: Using the Internet of Things to Support Emotional Health
HEALTHYIOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_15
Abstract
Emotions and physical health are strongly related. A first step towards emotional well-being is to monitor, understand and reflect upon one’s feelings and emotions. A number of personal emotion-tracking applications are available today. In this paper we describe an examination of these applications which indicates that many of the applications do not provide sufficient support for monitoring a full spectrum of emotional data or for analyzing or using the data that is provided. To design applications that better support emotional well-being, the full capabilities of the Internet of Things should be utilized. The paper concludes with a description of how Internet of Things technologies can enable the development of systems that can more accurately capture emotional data and support personal learning in the area of emotional health.