We recently acquired the Shimmer3 GSR. We are a small research group of designers and this technology is new to us, so all advices, tips and recommendations are welcome! Thanks in advance for your answers.
We had good experiences with Biotrace-NeXus hard- and software solution for laboratory assessments at the University of Hamburg; but I would also be very interested in a 'portable' or 'wireless' HRV and GSR/ SCL solution. I also stumled over the Shimmer devices recently so I would also be interested in any experiences with this technology.
Also, I used affectiva q sensor bracelet once for ambulant skin conductance assessment, but I think they don't produce these any more. I had mainly positive experiences with psychosis patients with this, as it stores data directly in the device; so no additional hardware is necessary for the assessment. I found it pretty reliable and comfortable.
Hi Ana Paula Faria , we use Shimmer devices quite a lot and find that they're robust in their data collection. There are a few things that are applicable to collection of data for all GSR / EDA sensors, such as making sure the electrodes are placed in the optimal position (either the proximal or distal positions of the fingers are most common), ensuring the devices aren't placed too closely to other electronic devices, that there's no obstruction between the electrodes and skin etc (there's a blog post here that elaborates a bit: https://imotions.com/blog/essentials-galvanic-skin-response/). I don't think there's anything that you need to worry about that is specific to Shimmer devices in particular, but just approach it as you would with any other GSR / EDA device.
Affectiva's Q sensor is unfortunately no longer in production, but Shimmer devices do the same with local data collection which increases reliability.
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