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EmojiHeroVR: A Virtual Reality Game for Collecting Partially Occluded Emotional Faces

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: We present EmojiHeroVR, a Virtual Reality (VR) high-score game in which players reenact facial expressions to earn points. It provides an engaging method to collect emotional faces partially occluded by Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs), thereby promoting Facial Expression Recognition (FER) in VR settings. Developed using the Unity3D game engine, EmojiHeroVR integrates face detection and FER models via the Unity Sentis package. Results from a study with 37 participants who completed the Game Experience Questionnaire (GEQ) and Virtual Reality Sickness Questionnaire (VRSQ) indicate that EmojiHeroVR is an effective tool for data collection and offers an engaging experience for players.

Source: International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Workshops and Demos (ACIIW)

DOI: 10.1109/aciiw63320.2024.00024

Authors: Thorben Ortmann, Mirco Hülsemann, Qi Wang, Larissa Putzar

Institutions: HAW Hamburg, University of the West of Scotland

Language: English

Topic: Emotion and Mood Recognition

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409762167

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