Huang, Xinyi;
Romano, Daniela M;
(2025)
Coral Morph: An Artistic Shape-Changing Textile Installation for Mindful Emotion Regulation in the Wild.
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
, 41
(2)
pp. 1173-1189.
10.1080/10447318.2024.2313283.
Preview |
PDF
Coral Morph An Artistic Shape-Changing Textile Installation for Mindful Emotion Regulation in the Wild.pdf - Accepted Version Download (3MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Mindful human–computer interaction has been increasingly used to induce emotion regulation. The Coral Morph is an artistic shape-changing textile installation designed for mindful emotion regulation in public spaces. The installation incorporates affective soft-robotic material movements, heart rate physicalization, and expressive interactive textile features conceived to enhance sensory engagement. In an exhibition, 55 participants were recruited to interact with Coral Morph, allowing the evaluation of its sensory engagement, somesthetic appreciation, and lifelikeness perception. Participants’ facial expressions during interaction were triangulated with their questionnaire responses, and short interviews were conducted enquiring on the somatic feedback after the interaction. The empirical findings confirmed that participants perceived the installation as emotionally intelligent, animate, likable, safe, and interesting. Participants regarded the experience as pleasant, calm, positive, and relaxed, appreciating the somesthetic aspects, thus highlighting the effectiveness of the design elements. Furthermore, we highlighted the significance of individual differences in shaping the interactive encounter. These findings inform well-being and human–computer interaction researchers on designing future responsive installations for mindfulness and identifying future research avenues, encompassing the nuanced exploration of interactive material behaviors and advancements in evaluation methodologies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Coral Morph: An Artistic Shape-Changing Textile Installation for Mindful Emotion Regulation in the Wild |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10447318.2024.2313283 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2313283 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Keywords: | Human–computer interaction; mindful emotion regulation; shape-changing interfaces; user perceptions; somesthetic design |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Information Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10215502 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
