February 9, 2015, Electronic Imaging Conference, San Francisco—Daniel Cernea from Technische University in Kaiserslautern discussed interaction-driven emotion visualization on multi-touch interfaces. The intent of the work is to create better user interfaces and incorporate other human factors to enhance collaboration. The detect user emotional states allows researchers to measure user affective states. In group settings,…
February 9, 2015, Electronic Imaging Conference, San Francisco—Monica Lopez-Garcia from La Petite Noisuse Productions is studying the interactions of creativity, language, and emotion in film and theater. The availability of computers and other supporting technologies is helping scientists by adding words to their vocabulary and improve methodologies. The new science is giving insights into visualization…
May 8, 2014, Neurogaming Conference, san Francisco—David Duncan from The Atlantic moderated a panel on consumer-level products that address wellness issues. Panelists were Nicole Lazzaro from XEO Design, Ariel Garten from InterAxon, Isabela Granic from the Playnice Institute, and Tommy Sagroun from Cognifit. Is this area of neural-based games for wellness real? Granic noted that…
February 3, 2014, Electronic Imaging Conference, San Francisco—Shih-Fu Chang from Columbia University evaluated the various types of images appearing in social media. These images and collections of images are used to create metadata for further valuation. People take and share pictures because of their emotional and sentimental value. Increasingly, the number of pictures going into…
October 29. 2013, GamesBeat Conference, Redwood City, CA—Christina Farr from VentureBeat had a fireside chat with Robin Hunicke from Funomena about developing feeling first games. Focusing on feelings helps inform game design, builds teams, and attracts new audiences. Feelings in games start with rules that engage the players. The creative dynamics leads to feelings. The…