The next generation of digital media interaction will use a direct emotional interface as the key new channel of communication. Extensive research and development on physiology, emotion and interaction is creating an entirely new level of engagement through technology. Driven by the desire of the movie studios to bring people back to the cinemas, investment in new media technologies such as 3D is exploding. In parallel, game manufacturers are also focusing on novel interfaces and interaction such as the Wii controller and Kinect. The fundamental business opportunity is to capitalize on this requirement for new media interfaces by providing an entirely new and different mode of interaction - individual and group emotional state controlling the content narrative. We will begin by wiring a selection of audience members up for the World Premiere of our Emotional Response Cinema project ‘Biosuite’ and then screen our short horror film ‘Unsound’. The audience arrives; We wire up a number of the audience, connected to our setup; We explain some background information on the project; Screen the film, whilst recording data from the wired-up audience members, which in turn determines the audio & visual experience; Display the results; Discuss a range of topics; The project and other variations; The genres and the various responses you could expect; The ethics; The research to date; The possible future opportunities for affective computing & moving image production.
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