I’ve Got a Feeling: Sentiment analysis for collaborative performance in VR

Sentiment analysis is a common method for evaluating the meaning of text. While commonplace, the application of sentiment analysis for assessing collaborative teamwork is limited. We present an exploratory study of sentiment analysis as a useful companion to established metrics of user collaboration in VR. We present results of paired users (N=14, Npairs = 7) completing a VR brainstorming task, and sentiment analysis on their conversation. We report on how the sentiment process maps to the Team Workload Questionnaire (TWLQ) and illustrate how this could be a valuable metric for supporting an enriched evaluation of collaborative VR.