Questions for Slusen Signe

[Dange1TheMange1]

We will write questions for the supervisor here:)

[Dange1TheMange1]

Any good open source emotion recognition software out there? Can we use MoCap??

[DangelTheMangel]

Supervisory Meeting Outline

Key Points

We need help in making our project more concrete. We've investigated several things that could influence our system and require guidance to move in a specific direction.

Measurable Data for Our System

• Heart rate: Can be used to detect fear
• Heart rate: General emotional arousal
• Face detection: Used to detect the "7 basic emotions"
• Pupil dilation: Emotional arousal indicator
• Galvanic skin response: Measures arousal
• Mean fixation: Measures immersion (eyes move less when immersed)
• Questionnaire: Perceived enjoyment
• Questionnaire: Perceived horror
• Questionnaire: Perceived immersion
• Questionnaire: Perceived anxiety

Narrative Structure

We have identified one or two narrative structures (they have different names but describe the same thing). One focuses on the overall narrative, while the other on how to present the monster. We could base the experience on one of these structures.

Brow mocap suit?

can we?

Monster Research and Horror Elements

We have started researching the monster and other elements to use for creating horror, such as:

• Uncanny Valley
• Morbid curiosity
• Fear of the unknown

Game elements:

Looked into flow state and how to get into it

Research question

How much focus do we need to put into the horror aspect of the research

The Paradox of Horror

We have explored the paradox of horror (the idea that people seek out negative emotions for entertainment). This doesn’t seem crucial for our discussion, but some argue that it simulates survival skills.

Development Progress

We have slowly started developing aspects we know we will need:

• Player controller
• Created a mood board for the environment
• Decided on the environment
• Trying to figure out an art style
• Started the project and chosen a game engine

AI Architecture Exploration

We have looked into different AI architectures for the project. but can not choose because we do not know what we excally making

Potential problem: Lack of Challenge and Agency

We might have a potential problem. Conway, for instance, argues that many games lack challenge and agency. We could consider focusing on agency in our project.