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dc.contributor.author | Curmi, Franco | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ferrario, Maria Angela | - |
dc.contributor.author | Whittle, Jon | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-26T13:58:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-26T13:58:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Curmi, F., Ferrario, M. A., & Whittle, J. (2017). Biometric data sharing in the wild: Investigating the effects on online sports spectators. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 105, 56-67. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103078 | - |
dc.description.abstract | There has been a market surge in both provision of and demand for fitness applications and sport wearables. These wearables often come equipped with highly sophisticated biometric data (e.g. heart rate) functionalities that make the capture and sharing of such biometric data increasingly common practice. A few research studies have considered the effect that sharing biometric data has on those individuals sharing this data. However, little is known regarding the social impact of sharing this data in real-time and online. In this study, we investigate whether there is value in sharing heart rate data within social applications and whether sharing this data influences the behavior of those seeing this data. We do so by conducting a study where the heart rate data of runners competing in a 5-km road race is shared in real-time with 140 online spectators. We collect rich quantitative data of user interaction though server logs, and a qualitative data set through interviews and online users' comments. We then compare and contrast the behavior of online spectators who are presented with heart rate data together with contextual data, and those who are only presented with contextual data, for example, location. We also examine whether this difference is dependent on the social relation between the athletes and the spectators. Results indicate that spectators who are presented with the runners' heart rate data support the athletes more and rate the presented system more positively. These effects are dependent on the social tie between the athletes and spectators. This is one of the first studies to carry out an empirical investigation in the wild on the effects of sharing heart rate data in an online social context. In this light, in addition to supporting earlier literature, the outcomes present new insights and research directions within the sporting context. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Heart beat | en_GB |
dc.subject | Computer software -- Development | en_GB |
dc.subject | Crowdsourcing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Human behavior | en_GB |
dc.subject | Research -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sports | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sports spectators | en_GB |
dc.subject | Collective behavior -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.title | Biometric data sharing in the wild : investigating the effects on online sports spectators | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2017.03.008 | - |
dc.publication.title | International Journal of Human-Computer Studies | en_GB |
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