Age difference in recognition of emoticons

Kun An Hsiao, Pei Ling Hsieh

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Abstract

Emoticons are new visual or nonverbal communication cues used in digital interaction. Can elders recognize and discriminate emotional states from emoticons as well as young people can? This study uses emoticons to investigate recognizable emotional differences between thirty older and thirty younger adults. A total of 32 representative emoticons were used as stimuli, consisting of 24 realistic facial expressions, 8 abstract facial expressions, 11 positive emotions, 11 neutral emotions, and 10 negative emotions. Four questions, including "emotional state," "imitative level," "preference," and "understanding" of emoticons, were applied in the questionnaire. The results showed older adults to have a more positive response toward perceived emoticons than younger adults. The two age ranges have different cognition of the design appearances of realistic and abstract emoticons. Older adults showed less preference toward all emoticons than younger adults. The result also denotes older adults can analogize between realistic faces and emoticons.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Interface and the Management of Information
Subtitle of host publicationInformation and Knowledge in Applications and Services - 16th International Conference, HCI International 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages394-403
Number of pages10
EditionPART 2
ISBN (Print)9783319078625
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International Conference on Human Interface and the Management of Information: Information and Knowledge Design and Evaluation, HCI International 2014 - Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Duration: 22 06 201427 06 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 2
Volume8522 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Human Interface and the Management of Information: Information and Knowledge Design and Evaluation, HCI International 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHeraklion, Crete
Period22/06/1427/06/14

Keywords

  • Age difference
  • Emoticon
  • Recognition

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