The Impact of Emotions on the Speed and Score of Computer Games

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hawar Othman Sharif 1
Mazen Ismaeel Ghareb 2
Tara Qadr Kaka Muhamad 3
1 Computer Department, College of Science, University of Sulaimani,Sulaimani, Iraq,46001,
2 College of Science and Technology, University of Human Development, Kurdistan Region, Iraq,46001
3 Computer Department, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq,46001
10.24271/psr.2022.160800
Abstract
This Research has examined how video game affects the performance of the player. Unity tool has been used to create an interactive game with several ball objects that accrue additional points for each participant. Different methods have been used to strike the balls, using the mouse, keyboard, combination of both, and facial emotion. Image processing techniques have been used to match the facial expression with the EMOGI of the balls the players hit. The performance of the game has been affected by facial expressions. The study demonstrates how widely used, and highly engaging face-emotion techniques are in video games. The usage of visual observation concerning traditional input control and emotion input has been examined, and the differences are demonstrated. Our results show that facial emotions improve the technology for video games; in our game, we tested three types of facial emotions: sad, happy, and angry.
Keywords
computer games
educational games, Face Emotion, Facial Expressions as Game Input, Serious games
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Subjects
Passer Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Volume 4, Special issue
This special issue is related to the 9th Scientific Conference of University of Garmian: Pure Sciences and Technology Applications (SCUG-PSTA-2022) October 26–27, 2022. (All the manuscripts have been peer-reviewed.)
November 2022
Pages 1-16