Title
MORE – a multimodal observation and analysis system for social interaction research
Abstract
The MORE system is designed for observation and machine-aided analysis of social interaction in real life situations, such as classroom teaching scenarios and business meetings. The system utilizes a multichannel approach to collect data whereby multiple streams of data in a number of different modalities are obtained from each situation. Typically the system collects a 360-degree video and audio feed from multiple microphones set up in the space. The system includes an advanced server backend component that is capable of performing video processing, feature extraction and archiving operations on behalf of the user. The feature extraction services form a key part of the system and rely on advanced signal analysis techniques, such as speech processing, motion activity detection and facial expression recognition in order to speed up the analysis of large data sets. The provided web interface weaves the multiple streams of information together, utilizes the extracted features as metadata on the audio and video data and lets the user dive into analyzing the recorded events. The objective of the system is to facilitate easy navigation of multimodal data and enable the analysis of the recorded situations for the purposes of, for example, behavioral studies, teacher training and business development. A further unique feature of the system is its low setup overhead and high portability as the lightest MORE setup only requires a laptop computer and the selected set of sensors on site.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1007/s11042-015-2574-9
Multimedia Tools Appl.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Spherical video,Audio,Database,Social interaction,Collaboration,Metadata,Computer vision,Speech analysis,Web technologies
Speech processing,Computer vision,Metadata,Video processing,Data set,Laptop,Computer science,Feature extraction,Artificial intelligence,Software portability,User interface,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
75
11
1380-7501
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.55
12
Authors
11
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anja Keskinarkaus1587.17
Sami Huttunen261.63
antti siipo381.29
Jukka Holappa4224.27
magda laszlo540.55
Ilkka Juuso671.93
Eero Väyrynen7394.16
Janne Heikkilä82163160.55
Matti Lehtihalmes941.22
Tapio Seppanen10304.15
LaukkaSeppo1140.55