Metacognition-EnGauge: Real-time Augmentation of Self-and-Group Engagement Levels Understanding by Gauge Interface in Online Meetings

Engagement is one of the core cognitive states in communication. Increased engagement improves the quality and immersion of the conversation. In this demonstration, we aim to present a metacognition augmentation application called Metacognition-EnGauge. This work aims to discover three research questions. Does self-metacognition augmentation of engagement levels support participant to be engaged in the meetings? Does group-metacognition augmentation of engagement levels support participant to be engaged in the meetings? Do participants prefer none, self, or group-metacognition augmentation intervention in the online meetings? To answer these questions, we conducted online meeting experiments with 18 participants. As a result, we found that self-metacognition augmentation outperformed well on increasing average engagement levels. According to the survey, participant preference shows group-metacognition as the best intervention.