Open-source Electrodermal Activity Toolkit for Artistic Biofeedback

This project aims to make emotional biofeedback technology more accessible to artists by developing open-source tools for measuring electrodermal activity (EDA). EDA reflects emotional and physiological responses and can be observed through changes in skin conductance. By transforming this signal into easy-to-use indicators, we seek to enable artists to create interactive performances, installations, and digital media that respond to emotional activity in real time.The research will take place at the Société des arts technologiques [SAT] in Montreal and will build on existing tools such as the BioSynth instrument, the BioData library, and Ossia Score, a free, open-source composition software. This work will benefit the SAT by expanding the functionality and user-base of its opensource ecosystem, including Ossia Score, while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and enriching Montreal’s digital arts scene. More broadly, it will help strengthen Montreal’s creative technology sector by making emotional sensing tools more available to artists and creative technologists.

Faculty Supervisor:

Danny Perreault;Erin Gee

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Partner:

Société des Arts Technologiques

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

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