What is Multimodal Research
Multimodal research is a scientific approach that combines different methods and types of data to gain broader and deeper insights into complex human phenomena. This research approach utilizes multiple modalities, which could also be understood as 'ways of operating or dealing with something' 1).
In regard to human behavior research, scientists' central focus has been on the analysis of 'speech and intonation, facial expression and gaze, gesture, body movements, and posture'. 2)
A wider view imposes the analysis of any kind of human motion, expression, communication, or interaction.