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The objective of this research is to partly clarify how Kansei works for interface users through the experimental study about effects of user's Kansei excited by color information in user interface. Firstly, we discuss how Kansei can be understood and evaluated in the field of user interface. Then an experimental study is introduced. In the experiment a PC program of “mental-rotation in virtual 3D environment” was developed, in which the interface background color could be changed by designed beforehand or by user's favorable choose. We utilize 4 kinds of interface background colors as stimuli to the subjects in 4 groups, and quantitatively compare emotional reactions from two aspects of physiological response and subjective evaluation among the 4 groups. According to the results of experiment, the effects of user's Kansei are discussed in the relationship among stimuli information of interface, emotional reactions and operating behaviors. Finally, we propose possible approaches and new challenging topics in the study of Kansei supporting interface.
