An application for encouraging positive emotions by displaying an animation

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a new application that encourages positive emotions. It recognizes facial expressions in real time, and in response to a certain facial expression, the system gives feedback by showing an animation. User's facial expressions drive animations and, animations are used to encourage positive emotions. We conducted an evaluation experiment in which participants used the application and answered a questionnaire. It was found that the application elicited positive emotions such as happiness and surprise. In the future, we plan to develop applications for encouraging positive emotions in various daily situations such as classrooms and conference rooms.