Title :
Emerging system for affectively charged interpersonal communication
Author :
Neviarouskaya, Alena ; Tsetserukou, Dzmitry ; Prendinger, Helmut ; Kawakami, Naoki ; Tachi, Susumu ; Ishizuka, Mitsuru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The paper focuses on a novel system iFeel_IM! that integrates 3D virtual world Second Life, intelligent component for automatic emotion recognition from text messages, and innovative affective haptic interfaces providing additional nonverbal communication channels through simulation of emotional feedback and social touch (physical co-presence). The motivation behind our work is to enrich social interaction and emotional involvement of online interpersonal communication. iFeel_IM! users can not only exchange messages but also emotionally and physically feel the presence of the communication partner (e.g., family member, friend, or beloved person).
Keywords :
emotion recognition; haptic interfaces; virtual reality; 3D virtual world second life; affective haptic interfaces; affectively charged interpersonal communication; automatic emotion recognition; emerging system; emotional feedback; iFeel_IM!; intelligent component; nonverbal communication channels; social touch; text messages; Avatars; Communication channels; Design engineering; Emotion recognition; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Informatics; Physics computing; Second Life; Visualization; Affective haptics; affective user interface; communication in virtual world; wearable devices;
Conference_Titel :
ICCAS-SICE, 2009
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-4-907764-34-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-907764-33-3
