# Affective Affordance of Message Balloon Animations: An Early Exploration of AniBalloons

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11356 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.11356/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 21 Jul 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [EmoWear: Exploring Emotional Teasers for Voice Message Interaction on Smartwatches](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.07174/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We introduce the preliminary exploration of AniBalloons, a novel form of chat balloon animations aimed at enriching nonverbal affective expression in text-based communications. AniBalloons were designed using extracted motion patterns from affective animations and mapped to six commonly communicated emotions. An evaluation study with 40 participants assessed their effectiveness in conveying intended emotions and their perceived emotional properties. The results showed that 80% of the animations effectively conveyed the intended emotions. AniBalloons covered a broad range of emotional parameters, comparable to frequently used emojis, offering potential for a wide array of affective expressions in daily communication. The findings suggest AniBalloons' promise for enhancing emotional expressiveness in text-based communication and provide early insights for future affective design.