Re: COMP/ART: Emoitonal Mark-Up Language

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Thu Feb 01 2001 - 17:07:29 MST


At 04:45 PM 2/1/01 -0500, Robin wrote:

>Unfortunately I think this highlights a big problem with this approach:
>facial expressions only credibly communicate emotions because they
>are in part involuntary. When people consciously choose their facial
>expressions to communicate via EML, they may not credibly communicate
>much.

True, Robin -- this runs deep. If you catch the facial expression directly
before it sets and then again directly after it sets, the muscle movement
can be more revealing and contrary to the established or chosen expression

Natasha



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