Empirical Research in Affective Computing: An Analysis of Research Practices and Recommendations

In the last decade, empirical sciences have faced a tremendous change in the way of conducting research. As a broad interdisciplinary field, research in Affective Computing often employs empirical user studies. The current paper analyzes research practices in Affective Computing and deduces recommendations for improving the quality of methods and reporting. We extracted a total of k = 65 empirical...