In this work we introduce a new user interface design that maps sensed emotions to an abstract device. This abstract display allows the exploring of emotional expressions avoiding anthropomorphisms caused by human or animal like designs. The presented interface senses emotions by facial video analysis. The device is implemented as an actuated surface that expresses emotions by changing its phys...

This paper describes a framework for modeling emotions in an interactive, decision-making agent. In tune with modern theories of emotions (e.g., Damasio, 1995; LeDoux, 1992), we regard emotions essentially as subconscious signals and evaluations that inform, modify, and receive feedback from a variety of sources including higher cognitive processes and the sensorimotor system. Thus, our work ex...

background and purpose: this study intends to identify the numbers and some characteristics of the teachers of various english courses offered at medical universities affiliated to the ministry of health during the second semester of the academic year 2005-6. methods: the methods used in this research were “gathering existing data”, and “descriptive study”. the research was conducted by sending...

In this paper we describe the use of mental states, more specifically the BDI approach, to implement the process of affective diagnosis in an educational environment. We use the OCC model, which is based on the cognitive theory of emotions and is possible to be implemented computationally, in order to infer the learner’s emotions from his actions in the system interface. The BDI approach is ver...