Title
An Emotional Engine For Behavior Simulators
Abstract
Interpreting, modeling and representing emotions is a key feature of new generation games. This paper describes the first version of the Emotional Engine we have developed as a component of more complex behavior simulators. The purpose of this module is to manage the state and behavior of the characters present in a scene while they interact with a human user. We use preexistent language recognition libraries like Windows (TM) Speech API, and Kinect (TM) devices to communicate real humans with artificial characters participating in a virtual scene. The Emotional Engine works upon numeric variables extracted from such devices and calculated after some natural language interpretation process. It then produces numerical results that lead the behavior, modify both the verbal and body language of the characters, and influence the general evolution of the scene that takes place inside the simulator. This paper presents the system architecture and discusses some key components, such as the Language Interpretation and the Body Language Interpreter modules.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.17083/ijsg.v2i2.76
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SERIOUS GAMES
Keywords
Field
DocType
Behavior Simulators, Fuzzy Logic, Unity3D, Serious Games
Language interpretation,Simulation,Computer science,Fuzzy logic,Interpretation Process,Body language,Natural language,Language recognition,Human–computer interaction,Interpreter,Systems architecture
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2
2
2384-8766
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
9
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Santiago García Carbajal1536.22
Fabio Polimeni200.34
Jose Luís Múgica300.34