Emotional Interaction with Surfaces - Works of Design and Computing

Abstract

Abstract. Here we present three interactive artworks that showcase the abilities of active textured surfaces to enable new qualities of surface interactions. Giving the surfaces different sensing abilities, ways to act and behaviors, then allows us to explore emotional attributes and character perceived by an observer. The three designs reflect artworks emotional perception of the observer and the resulting effects on behavior. The surfaces sense it's surrounding in terms of physical presence by proximity and emotional state based on facial expression. The surface can express its emotion with a change in movement and sound. The three surface designs explore further combinations of textile surfaces, sensors and reactive actuation to draw on the emotion of observers.

EmotionBike: A Study of Provoking Emotions in Cycling Exergames

“…Human Robot Interaction (HRI) enables bidirectional interaction between robots and humans, where social interacting elements such as Kismet [3] and Flobi [4], virtual avatars [5] and abstract surfaces [6] have been created. Social interaction requires modeling of intrinsic emotions [5] to create believable persona.…”

“…The cycling game is realized with the Unity3d game engine 6 . The resulting in house game is tailored to the needs of the experiment to provide different game styles resulting in five different levels, which provide users with different objectives.…”

A Framework Concept for Emotion Enriched Interfaces

“…Integrating the results from the research done on terms of emotional surfaces at the HAW Hamburg are also part of future work. [3] …”