NovaEmötions: winning with a smile

Human-computer interaction (HCI) is expanding towards natural modalities of human expression. Gestures, body movements and other affective interaction techniques can change the way computers interact with humans. In this demo, we display a fully playable version of NovaEmötions, a competitive game where players score by acting an emotion through a facial expression. The game is designed to offer a competitive playing experience using only facial expressions. Despite the novelty of the interaction method, our game scoring algorithm kept players engaged and competitive.