Computers reading emotions Posted on June 27, 2006June 4, 2009 by Robin Our faces express our emotions – apparently there are around 20 key facial movements expressed around 24 facial feature points, which betray our emotions. By scanning these points intelligently, and detecting things such as facial form, computers can read the emotions of those using them. Ideas posited in the article: websites advertising products directed at the emotional state, detecting boredom or sleepines in cars and helping people with Asperger’s syndrome (difficulty in recognising emotions and facial expressions).
