Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development

Affective computing applications hold promise to revolutionize human-computer interaction by enabling more natural and intuitive interaction modalities. These may include the communication of vocal expressions, physiological signals or other non-verbal indicators of underlying affective state. Altho...

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Main Authors: Thompson, Nik, McGill, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52547
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description Affective computing applications hold promise to revolutionize human-computer interaction by enabling more natural and intuitive interaction modalities. These may include the communication of vocal expressions, physiological signals or other non-verbal indicators of underlying affective state. Although the field has experienced substantial expansion in recent years, the tools and techniques utilized are not yet mature or well established. A notable issue is the one-off nature of currently implemented affective computing systems. There is as yet no notion of standardized program architecture and there is no straightforward way to extend the functionality of existing software to include affective components. This paper introduces a new model which describes the affective computing application in terms of a set of loosely coupled functional components. This model encourages a uniform and replicable approach to affective application development in which functional components can be improved independently and subsequently re-used. The model also incorporates existing third party software as a functional component highlighting the potential to build upon existing, well established, software packages. It is hoped that this model and discussion spurs further, focused development in this growing field.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-525472018-03-29T09:09:01Z Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development Thompson, Nik McGill, T. Affective computing applications hold promise to revolutionize human-computer interaction by enabling more natural and intuitive interaction modalities. These may include the communication of vocal expressions, physiological signals or other non-verbal indicators of underlying affective state. Although the field has experienced substantial expansion in recent years, the tools and techniques utilized are not yet mature or well established. A notable issue is the one-off nature of currently implemented affective computing systems. There is as yet no notion of standardized program architecture and there is no straightforward way to extend the functionality of existing software to include affective components. This paper introduces a new model which describes the affective computing application in terms of a set of loosely coupled functional components. This model encourages a uniform and replicable approach to affective application development in which functional components can be improved independently and subsequently re-used. The model also incorporates existing third party software as a functional component highlighting the potential to build upon existing, well established, software packages. It is hoped that this model and discussion spurs further, focused development in this growing field. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52547 10.17706/jsw.10.8.919-930 restricted
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Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title_full Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title_fullStr Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title_full_unstemmed Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title_short Affective Stack - A Model for Affective Computing Application Development
title_sort affective stack - a model for affective computing application development
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52547