A Versatile Experimental Platform to Support Context-Based Research in the Socialisation Process of Individuals with Eating Disorders.

Autor: Jegathesan, Anasuya Jegathevi, Mognard, Elise, Ganesan, Rajalakshmi, Lee Soon Li, Alexander, Rosini
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Zdroj: Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality & Tourism; 2022Spl Issue, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p61-68, 8p
Abstrakt: The Center for Human Excellence and Development (CHED), established by Taylor's University, Malaysia, contains a social behavioural research platform that is equipped with facilities to capture and analyse emotions during real-time interactions. The versatile observational room which is linked to analytics software can be customised into diverse social settings to simulate naturalistic interactions of individuals and groups. This is an initiative to increase the ecological validity of research findings. The observational platform critically allows for the recreation of normal settings and interactions where data capture of emotions can be done in the context of all the individuals involved in the encounter. The proprietary software developed analyses facial emotional micro expressions and currently identifies seven distinct emotions. This is done in a non-invasive manner and the system is able to simultaneously analyse the emotions of multiple individuals in the interaction. The artificial intelligence of this software enables machine learning to improve the accuracy of emotion identification. Developed to mirror the OVALIE experimental platform located in Toulouse, France, the platform is equipped with a flexible setting to enable the execution of innovative research on emotions and social events, supported by recordings and analysis of the emotions. This socio-behavioural platform enhances research in the areas of social sciences with scientific, reliable and valid analysis, increasing the generalisability of findings. Interdisciplinary research that can be facilitated by this platform is further illustrated by the on-going investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index