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Predicting flow intensities from unobtrusively collected sensor data is considered an important yet challenging endeavor for NeuroIS scholars aiming to understand and support flow during IS use. In this direction, a limitation has been the focus on cross-subject models built on data collected in controlled laboratory settings. We investigate the potential of predicting flow in the field through personalized models by collecting report and ECG data from a clerical worker over the course of two weeks. Results indicate that a lack of variation in flow experiences during this time likely diminished these potentials. Through pre-training feature selection methods, model accuracies could be achieved that nonetheless approach related cross-subject flow prediction work. Novel recommendations are developed that could introduce more flow variation in future flow field studies to further investigate the within-subject predictability of flow based on wearable physiological sensor data.
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Knierim, M.T., Pieper, V., Schemmer, M., Loewe, N., Reali, P. (2021). Predicting In-Field Flow Experiences Over Two Weeks from ECG Data: A Case Study. In: Davis, F.D., Riedl, R., vom Brocke, J., Léger, PM., Randolph, A.B., Müller-Putz, G. (eds) Information Systems and Neuroscience. NeuroIS 2021. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 52. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88900-5_11
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