Artificial Intelligence and Non-verbal Communication : Reconfiguring Body Language

Overall Concept

Exploring the recognition, translation, and conception of body language, with particular interest in the “sigh.”

Data (Still in Consideration)

• Video data from movie scenes / internet
• Audio
• Personal data
• Air pressure

Do not yet know what data we need for disembodied body language.

Questions and Considerations

• What is the machine version of “sighing”? (“sigh”-ing as the impetus of the project)
• Conception of language : Is there a difference between non-verbal and verbal communication?
• Can technology recognize the nuances in body language that we feel make us particularly human?

Points of Interest

• Translation of human body language
• All methods of expression we have is a result of our bodies. But the communication between software does not require haptic feeling.
• Technology has sensory capabilities for humans; not for ‘themselves’

Bigger Picture

• Reflecting on a modern age of communication that leans on emotions and body notation (text, emojis, etc.)
• Interpersonal relationship between human and ai
• Technology / bot that would communicate back to you with the patterns of body language

Outcomes

Success

• If the user feels that they have garnered some sort of meaningful interaction

Failure

• Random or arbitrary interactions