Biosignals sharing is being used for emotional closeness and connection, such as with Apple Watch's heart beat sharing.
I am interested in exploring a myriad of possibilities for biosignal sharing.
What can we do with sharing biosignals? In this experiment, I try out using biosignal sharing as a way of expressing emotion. Rather than seeking emotional closeness to build or maintain a relationship, this piece is about expressing emotional distance and pain at the end of a relationship. In contrast to prevalent notions around sharing that favor expressions of happiness and connectivity, this piece acknowledges the importance of expressions of sadness and separation.
Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) recorded while listening to a personally significant song offers evidence of my emotional response. In lieu of an audio visualization, the time-synced GSR values are plotted on the left and used to distort the audio. Sometimes the GSR measurements rise and fall with the rising and falling tension or energy in the music, but most of the signal is idiosyncratic, creating a playback of the song that uniquely represents my listening experience.
Can biosignals augment our communication? Can they offer "proof" of feeling? How can they be used for self-expression?