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      Challenges of Designing HCI for Negative Emotions

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          Emotions that are perceived as "negative" are inherent in the human experience. Yet not much work in the field of HCI has looked into the role of these emotions in interaction with technology. As technology is becoming more social, personal and emotional by mediating our relationships and generating new social entities (such as conversational agents and robots), it is valuable to consider how it can support people's negative emotions and behaviors. Research in Psychology shows that interacting with negative emotions correctly can benefit well-being, yet the boundary between helpful and harmful is delicate. This workshop paper looks at the opportunities of designing for negative affect, and the challenge of "causing no harm" that arises in an attempt to do so.

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                20 August 2019
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                1908.07577
                e20c548b-38bb-4885-862d-89955ed2fc7d

                http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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