Multimodal Affect and Aesthetic Experience

Theodoros Kostoulas, Michal Muszynski, Leimin Tian, Edgar Roman-Rangel, Theodora Chaspari, Panos Amelidis

Abstract: The term “aesthetic experience” corresponds to the inner state of a person exposed to the form and content of artistic objects. Quantifying and interpreting the aesthetic experience of people in different contexts can contribute towards (a) creating context and (b) better understanding people’s affective reactions to different aesthetic stimuli. Focusing on different types of artistic content, such as movies, music, literature, urban art, ancient artwork, and modern interactive technology, the goal of this workshop is to enhance the interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers coming from the following domains: affective computing, aesthetics, human-robot/computer interaction, digital archaeology and art, culture, addictive games.