Research Article
Electrodermal Response in Gaming
Table 1
Comparison of affective data acquisition technologies.
| | FMRI | PET | EEG | Forensic Polygraph | Electrodermal (c. 1950 Clinical Psychology) | Electrodermal (MCU) | Enhanced Electrodermal (MCU) |
| | Spatial Resolution | Poor to excellent; small motion “smears” the signal | Poor to excellent; small motion “smears” the signal | Moderate; cerebrospinal fluid and skull “smear” the signal | No direct measurement | No direct measurement | No direct measurement | No direct measurement | | Spatial Scope (Brain Areas) | Entire brain | Entire brain | Superficial layers of the cortex radial to the skull | Various regions involved in autonomic response | Hypothalamus; sympathetic ganglia are in the upper chest and lumbar | Hypothalamus; sympathetic ganglia are in the upper chest & lumbar | Various regions involved in autonomic response | | Temporal Resolution (seconds) | ~102 to 103 | ~102 to 103 | ~10−2 | ~10−1 | ~10−1 | ~10−1 | ~10−1 | | Temporal Continuity | Continuous | Continuous | Continuous | Continuous | Event driven | Continuous | Continuous | | Invasiveness | Extremely high; danger from strong magnets | Extremely high; danger from radiation | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
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