Affectaware
Affectaware is an umbrella term used to describe systems, applications, or devices that can detect, interpret, and respond to human emotional states. The term is commonly used within the broader field of affective computing and human-computer interaction. Affect-aware capabilities aim to bridge human affect and computer behavior to improve usability, engagement, and adaptivity.
Affect-aware functionality relies on multimodal sensing and learning. Data sources include facial expressions, voice quality and
Applications span education, where content can adapt to a learner's engagement; healthcare, for remote monitoring or
Ethical considerations include privacy, consent, and data minimization; potential biases in emotion recognition across cultures or
See also: affective computing, emotion recognition, human–computer interaction, multimodal sensing.