affective computing

English

Etymology

Coined by Rosalind Picard in 1997.

Noun

affective computing (uncountable)

1. (artificial intelligence) The study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human affects.
   • 2011, Kelly A. Gates, Our Biometric Future, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 185:

     In fact, some HCI designers advocate the use of AFEA as a means of helping users better understand their emotions and individual psyches, suggesting that “affective computing” applications can be used for emotional and expressive self-assessment.

See also

• human-computer interaction

Further reading

• affective computing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia