Christian Peter of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics is building a system that collects data about a person's emotional state using sight, sound and touch technology.
If a computer senses that its user is agitated, it might tone down the background color of the screen, turn down background music, enlarge or reduce graphics, adjust the flow of information being presented to the user or simply apologize.
Information gathered by the glove is transmitted wirelessly to a base unit, which stores it on a memory card or sends it to a computer database. Software analyzes the data and retrieves patterns that indicate certain emotions.
For example, if a person's heart rate increases quickly and their skin temperature falls below a certain threshold, it may indicate that they are angry.
Computer Senses User's Frustration
If a computer senses that its user is agitated, it might tone down the background color of the screen, turn down background music, enlarge or reduce graphics, adjust the flow of information being presented to the user or simply apologize.Information gathered by the glove is transmitted wirelessly to a base unit, which stores it on a memory card or sends it to a computer database. Software analyzes the data and retrieves patterns that indicate certain emotions.
For example, if a person's heart rate increases quickly and their skin temperature falls below a certain threshold, it may indicate that they are angry.
Computer Senses User's Frustration