Research on the effects of body positions has attracted enormous attention in recent years
but has been plagued by failed replication attempts. Today, there is some confusion about …

In past years, computer game designers have tried to increase player engagement by
improving the believability of characters and environment. Today, the focus is shifting toward …

The introduction of full-body controllers has made computer games more accessible and
promises to provide a more natural and engaging experience to players. However, the …

Automatic distinction between posed and spontaneous expressions is an unsolved problem.
Previously cognitive sciences' studies indicated that the automatic separation of posed from …

The recognition of affective human communication may be used to provide developers with
a rich source of information for creating systems that are capable of interacting well with …

The question how exactly gesture and emotion are interrelated is still sparsely covered in
research, yet highly relevant for building affective artificial agents. In our study, we …

Virtual characters are an important part of many 3D graphical simulations. In entertainment
or training applications, virtual characters might be one of the main mechanisms for creating …

Naturalistic affective expressions change at a rate much slower than the typical rate at which
video or audio is recorded. This increases the probability that consecutive recorded instants …

This chapter first addresses the question of 'why bodily expression?', and attempts to find
answers by reviewing the latest bodily expression perception literature. It then turns its …

Inspired by the human ability to infer emotions from body language, we propose an
automated framework for body language based emotion recognition starting from regular …