Light controlled by Emotion

SKILLS

openFrameworks (C++)

PROJECT

UmmaHüsla Hackathon 2019

YEAR

2019

Philips Hue Light controlled by the Emotion detected in Voice

Mood Light

What if the indirect light that usually creates atmosphere adapts to the mood of the room? Would that enhance our emotions? Or will it make us aware of our own emotions and we can respond accordingly? And should this knowledge be used to control emotion in a targeted way?

26 hours hackathon

These thoughts led me to create a fast prototype at the UmmaHüsla Hackathon 2019. By using a library that analyzes pitch and speed in human speech and maps them to emotions, I controlled the hue of the Philips Hue Lightbar accordingly.