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Low-Cost Assessment of User eXperience Through EEG Signals

2020; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/access.2020.3017685

2169-3536

Sandra Cano, Nelson Araújo, Cristian Guzmán, Cristián Rusu, Sergio Albiol-Pérez,

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

EEG signals are an important tool for monitoring the brain activity of a person, but equipment, expertise and infrastructure are required. EEG technologies are generally expensive, thus few people are normally able to use them. However, some low-cost technologies are now available. One of these is OPENBCI, but it seems that it is yet to be widely employed in Human-Computer Interaction. In this study, we used OPENBCI technology to capture EEG signals linked to brain activity in ten subjects as they interacted with two video games: Candy Crush and Geometry Dash. The experiment aimed to capture the signals while the players interacted with the video games in several situations. The results show differences due to the absence/presence of sound; players appear to be more relaxed without sound. In addition, consistent analysis of the EEG data, meCue 2.0 and SAM data showed high consistency. The evidence demonstrates that interesting results are able to be gathered based on low-cost EEG (standard) signal-based technologies.