Title
FantasyA - The Duel of Emotions
Abstract
FantasyA is a computer game where two characters face each other in a duel and emotions are used as the driving elements in the action decision of the characters. In playing the game, the user influences the emotional state of his or her semi-autonomous avatar using a tangible interface for aective input, the SenToy. In this paper we show how we approached the problem of modelling the emotional states of the synthetic characters, and how to combine them with the perception of the emotions of the opponents in the game. This is done by simulating the opponents action tendencies in order to predict their possible actions. For the user to play, he or she must understand the emotional state of his opponent which is achieved through animations (featuring aective body expressions) of the character. FantasyA was evaluated with 30 subjects from dierent ages and the preliminary results showed that the users liked the game and were able to influence the emotional states of their characters, in particular the young users.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1007/978-3-540-39396-2_11
IVA
Field
DocType
Citations 
Social psychology,Emotional contagion,Expression (mathematics),Computer science,Emotional expression,Affect (psychology),Computer animation,User interface,Perception,Avatar,Multimedia
Conference
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
5
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rui Prada156184.02
Marco Vala232827.57
Ana Paiva32618287.01
Kristina Höök41498169.52
Adrian Bullock523842.81