Member Article

Digital mood rings

Eric Clapton famously sang “Nobody knows you when you’re down and out”, but little did he know digital technology would become so advanced that even your computer could learn to empathise and interact with your moods. Computer scientists from Bath and Boston have developed electronic artwork that changes to match the mood of the person who is looking at it. Using images collected through a web cam, special software recognises eight key facial features that characterise the emotional state of the person viewing the artwork. It then adapts the colours and brush strokes of the digital artwork to suit the changing mood of the viewer.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .