Video conferencing is not only becoming more common in the 21st century, but
globalization and the COVID-19 pandemic have shown it to be a crucial part of
modern communication and collaboration. Video conferencing may be an effective
tool for fostering collaboration in an increasingly globalized world and reducing
the negative outcomes associated loneliness. However it still lacks the richness of
information that face-to-face communication offers. This study employs a color-changing interface ...
Video conferencing is not only becoming more common in the 21st century, but
globalization and the COVID-19 pandemic have shown it to be a crucial part of
modern communication and collaboration. Video conferencing may be an effective
tool for fostering collaboration in an increasingly globalized world and reducing
the negative outcomes associated loneliness. However it still lacks the richness of
information that face-to-face communication offers. This study employs a color-changing interface design informed by affective computing principles to investigate if embedding explicit emotional feedback can improve the feeling of interpersonal connection in video-based communication.
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