Towards affective sensing

Gordon McIntyre*, Roland Göcke

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    Abstract

    This paper describes ongoing work towards building a multimodal computer system capable of sensing the affective state of a user. Two major problem areas exist in the affective communication research. Firstly, affective states are defined and described in an inconsistent way. Secondly, the type of training data commonly used gives an oversimplified picture of affective expression. Most studies ignore the dynamic, versatile and personalised nature of affective expression and the influence that social setting, context and culture have on its rules of display. We present a novel approach to affective sensing, using a generic model of affective communication and a set of ontologies to assist in the analysis of concepts and to enhance the recognition process. Whilst the scope of the ontology provides for a full range of multimodal sensing, this paper focuses on spoken language and facial expressions as examples.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction
    Subtitle of host publicationHCI Intelligent Multimodal Interaction Environments - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages411-420
    Number of pages10
    EditionPART 3
    ISBN (Print)9783540731085
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    Event12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007 - Beijing, China
    Duration: 22 Jul 200727 Jul 2007

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    NumberPART 3
    Volume4552 LNCS
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    Conference12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityBeijing
    Period22/07/0727/07/07

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