Techno-empathy: Iterative Emotion Visualization

Techno-empathy is an interactive art experience that iteratively visualizes the emotions and perceptions of multiple participants in real time and present them as generative visuals.This researchbased artwork develops a workflow using heart rate as a physiological signal, including multi-participant's emotional perception and reaction to visual stimulus, to explore an iterative emotion visualization as a technology-mediated empathy, i.e., techno-empathy.Real-time Heart rate (HR) data from participants were mapped to dynamic visuals, creating an interactive and generative work that fosters emotional perception and empathy in multi-user collaborations.A crossover experiment with four participants showed that the proposed workflow implemented in the artwork enhanced emotional contagion, scoring high in visibility, engagement, and rationality, though improvements are needed in concentration and