We are looking for participants for a study that will find out how people in diversifying cities live together.
The research measures emotional responses of the participant, while they watch the 360-video with virtual glasses. The video is filmed by the project and it illustrates the ordinary everyday life in an urban environment.
The emotional responses are measured through heart rate, activation of facial muscles and electrical conductivity of the skin. The measurement is conducted through sensors attached to the skin, which are located in the face area and upper body (under the clavicles and above the hip bones). The electrical conductivity of the skin is measured with a sensor that is attached with Velcro around the index and ring finger.
After the measurement, we ask the participants to rate the video they watched and ask a few interview questions. The length of the entire visit is about 2 hours.
The researcher is in the research space with the participant throughout the measurement.
All data and information is strictly confidential. Participant’s identity is not known to anyone outside the research team. Name or personal details are kept separately from the data gathered through measuring. Participants cannot be identified from this research. The participant can stop the measurement at any point without penalty.
The measurements take place in Helsinki, in Malmi and its local meeting place Varustamo address Pekanraitti 16. You may participate to the research if:
- you speak good Finnish, because the video you watch is in Finnish
- you are over 18
- you do not have a pacemaker, as the study measures heart rate variability
- you do not have a hearing or vision impairment that prevents you from following and perceiving the events in the video
- you live in Helsinki area
As a reward for the participation, the participant can choose 2 Finnkino movie tickets or a 25 euro gift card to the Suomalainen book store, Bookbeat or the Espresso House cafe.
Processing of results
The results are processed at the group level, so it is not possible to identify an individual participant from the results or the reporting of the results. The results are published in scientific peer-reviewed publications.
The anonymized material is stored on the OpenNeuro server and the Zenodo archive, through which it is available to the scientific community for scientific research in accordance with the principles of open science. An individual participant cannot be identified from the material shared on the server.
Best regards,
Eeva Puumala and Johanna Hokka
Link to participation page: Participate