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Affective Computing

By David Vogt on December 28, 2019

Affective Computing refers to the idea that humans can program machines to recognize, interpret, process, and simulate the range
of human emotions. This concept revolves around the development of computers attaining humanlike understanding through activities
such as implementing a video camera to capture facial cues and gestures that work in conjunction with an algorithm that detects and interprets these interactions.  The ultimate goal of affective computing is to improve and apply these technologies to create context-aware, emotionally responsive machines that cater to even the most subtly communicated needs. This will be a particularly exciting development for virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, which already understand and respond to voice commands;
the addition of emotion recognition would take the category to a new level.

Opportunity Statement:

Within learning, where students’ knowledge is increasingly being assessed through analytics, affective computing has the potential to fill in an elusive part of the picture by understanding and catering to learner attitudes and emotions.

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2016 Horizon Report – Affective Computing

Educause 2016 – Tops Seven Things About Affective Computing

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12 Jan Posted on Affective Computing

Affective computing is probably one of the most important technologies required to take technology to the next level for enhancing human relationships. As someone who is interested in using technology to improve emotional intelligence, advances in affective computing are critical. One of the applications I hope for in my career counselling work with students is VR-based job interview training. As interviews rely heavily on affective cues, I look forward to the day when a simulated interviewer will be able to respond to all of the ways that a user communicates in practicing for job interviews.

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Affective computing is probably one of the most important technologies required to take technology to the next level for enhancing human relationships. As someone who is interested in using technology to improve emotional intelligence, advances in affective computing are critical. One of the applications I hope for in my career counselling work with students is VR-based job interview training. As interviews rely heavily on affective cues, I look forward to the day when a simulated interviewer will be able to respond to all of the ways that a user communicates in practicing for job interviews.

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