EDIS - Emotion-driven interactive systems

Ambient interface approaches utilising facial expression recognition technology seem to have great potential not only in their typical application areas like security, marketing or commerce. This paper discusses the use of the face detection and analysis software SHORE⢠(Sophisticated High-speed Object Recognition Engine) by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen, Germany in a digital art-oriented context and introduces the concept of EDIS - Emotion-Driven Interactive Systems - in which gesture and emotional expression replace the traditional mouse-keyboard-based interface and go beyond simple entertainment.