Interacting with TV: report of a user experience evaluation considering affective state

• Ewerton M. Menezes CPqD
• Lara S. G. Piccolo CPqD
• Cláudia A. Tambascia CPqD

Resumo

The way people relate with technology nowadays requires more from human-computer interaction methods: good usability is an essential condition, but users expect also a pleasant and funny experience, especially when entertainment is the purpose. This paper reports the usability evaluation of games and of an e-commerce application for interactive TV, which considered users' affective state, and highlights this approach benefits to analyze the interaction design.