The Effect of Posture and Dynamics on the Perception of Emotion

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Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
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emotions
perception
motion editing
virtual characters
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Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
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Liu, Fannie
Kapadia, Mubbasir
Jorg, Sophie
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Motion capture remains a popular and widely-used method for animating virtual characters. However, all practical applications of motion capture rely on motion editing techniques to increase the reusability and flexibility of captured motions. Because humans are proficient in detecting and interpreting subtle details in human motion, understanding the perceptual consequences of motion editing is essential. Thus in this work, we perform three experiments to gain a better understanding of how motion editing might affect the emotional content of a captured performance, particularly changes in posture and dynamics, two factors shown to be important perceptual indicators of bodily emotions. In these studies, we analyse the properties (angles and velocities) and perception (recognition rates and perceived intensities) of a varied set of full-body motion clips representing the six emotions anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. We have found that emotions are mostly conveyed through the upper body, that the perceived intensity of an emotion can be reduced by blending with a neutral motion, and that posture changes can alter the perceived emotion but subtle changes in dynamics only alter the intensity.

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2013-01-01
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Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
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2023-05-17T12:42:33.000
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SAP 2013 was held August 22-23, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
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