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Presentation 2021-06-02 15:25
Expressive Agent Responding to User's Smile for Amplifying Their Smile and Positive Emotion
Shinji Iwata, Naoto Yoshida (Nagoya Univ.), Tomoko Yonezawa (Kansai Univ.), Yu Enokibori, Kenji Mase (Nagoya Univ.) MVE2021-6
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) By utilizing facial mimicry phenomena and emotion contagion theories, we propose a concept of an interactive agent that amplifies smiles and improve emotional moods through the smile interactions with the user's facial expression.
In this study, we prototype such a facial interaction agent and conduct an experiment to evaluate its effectiveness to facial expression change and emotional mood improvement of the subject through the interactions.
As a result of the experiment, we found that the corner of subject's mouth was pulled up when the agent showed smiles according to the subject's smile in his/her positive mood.
In addition, when he/she was in a negative mood, the negative emotion value decreased and the positive one increased after the interaction. As an experimental result, we got the possibility that the agent showing facial expression following to subject's smile can amplify the subject's smile and improve the mood.
Keyword (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) human agent interaction / facial mimicry / emotional contagion / emotional mood improvement / / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 121, no. 53, MVE2021-6, pp. 31-36, June 2021.
Paper # MVE2021-6 
Date of Issue 2021-05-25 (MVE) 
ISSN Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Committee MVE ITE-HI VRSJ  
Conference Date 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-02 
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Conference Code 2021-06-MVE-HI-VRSJ 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Expressive Agent Responding to User's Smile for Amplifying Their Smile and Positive Emotion 
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Keyword(1) human agent interaction  
Keyword(2) facial mimicry  
Keyword(3) emotional contagion  
Keyword(4) emotional mood improvement  
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1st Author's Name Shinji Iwata  
1st Author's Affiliation Nagoya University (Nagoya Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Naoto Yoshida  
2nd Author's Affiliation Nagoya University (Nagoya Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Tomoko Yonezawa  
3rd Author's Affiliation Kansai University (Kansai Univ.)
4th Author's Name Yu Enokibori  
4th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University (Nagoya Univ.)
5th Author's Name Kenji Mase  
5th Author's Affiliation Nagoya University (Nagoya Univ.)
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Date Time 2021-06-02 15:25:00 
Presentation Time 25 minutes 
Registration for MVE 
Paper # MVE2021-6 
Volume (vol) vol.121 
Number (no) no.53 
Page pp.31-36 
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Date of Issue 2021-05-25 (MVE) 


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