1. An Emotional Path Finding Mechanism for Augmented Reality Applications
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Pierre Louis Xech, Javier Jaen, José M. Esteve, Jose A. Mocholi, and Raquel Acosta
- Subjects
business.industry ,Backtracking ,Human–computer interaction ,Mechanism (biology) ,Distraction ,Path (graph theory) ,Shortest path problem ,Augmented reality ,Artificial intelligence ,Virtual reality ,Space (commercial competition) ,business - Abstract
In this paper we present eCoology, an AR edutainment application for children in which emotional and social aspects are taking into consideration to improve flow or optimal experience. Particularly, we investigate the introduction of emotional agents that react and move within the AR environment according to their emotional state. We propose a model for emotional agents and a path finding mechanism with backtracking that allows exploration of different movement alternatives. In this way, virtual entities may exhibit a complex number of emotional movement behaviors within the augmented space.
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- 2006
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