Thursday, May 23, 2013

Android Emotion sense: application for smartphones continues the mood of its users.



   Researchers at the University of Cambridge to develop an application for Android system follow the mood of its users, based on what he described their psychological, and data monitored by their phones to infer the causes of the volatility of their moods.Which could benefit more people who need a specialized psychological help.
   The application bears the name of «Emotion Sense», and depends on the exploitation of the potential of smart phones to collect a lot of information about users, such as their whereabouts, and the scope of their movements, and ambient noise, and people who communicate with them.
   The application tries to combine the mood of the data users, according to what he described, which is inserted within a system designed by psychologists involved in the search, and data derived by the various sensors available in smart phones.
   The researchers hope using both types to reach an accurate recordings of the elements leading to the volatility of the mood of the people like the times when they fall under the influence of too much pressure or breaks.
   Emotion Sense experience allows  for researchers to identify the factors affecting the volatility of the psychological state of the people, as well as discuss the potential of smart phones to keep track of these factors in real life.



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