Review Article

A Review of EEG and fMRI Measuring Aesthetic Processing in Visual User Experience Research

Table 6

SWOT analysis on brain aesthetic processing research on UX and UI designs.

StrengthWeakness
1. Direct and fast brain reflection of aesthetic preference.1. Fewer people preferred intracranial experiments.
2. Without ambiguity and dependence on the subjective evaluation results of the users.2. Clinical grade equipment is not easy to carry and move.
3. Powerful and detailed brain assessment of ERP, time-frequency, topography, and fMRI analysis.3. Clinical grade equipment does not allow participants to move [147].
4. Interactive wearable market has been in the spotlight.4. More expensive and time-consuming compared with subjective user evaluations [148].
5. Continuous updates of neurophysiological studies in the world.5. The data accuracy of wearable BCI on active and reactive BCI experiences cannot compare with that of a clinical grade apparatus.
6. Environment consideration of processing the experiments such as signal interference and noise [149].

OpportunityThreat
1. Neuromarketing is emerging, and neuroscience is ubiquitous in the real world [27, 150].1. Subjective evaluation needs to become more comprehensive. Otherwise, research starts to be inclined to use electrophysiological data results.
2. Fewer EEG or ERP studies on creative data or information visualization research.2. Uncomfortable sensor feeling might influence the UX design or user interaction process.
3. Wearable EEG sensor technology can support many interactive platforms, such as Arduino.3. After users process the practice before the experiment starts, they lose the visual novelty of the real experiment.
4. Possibility of combinations of brain equipment and other electrophysiological apparatus.
5. More comfortable and precise wearable interactive technology and devices are being invented.

SWOT, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; UX, user experience; UI, user interface; EEG, electroencephalograph; ERP, event-related potential; BCI, brain-computer interface; fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging.