What about an emotion detector in gaming?

CALIFORNIA, USA: It seems most of big names in the industry are patenting some sounding things. A move started by Nintendo's recent patent of horse backing controller, now it's but Sony Computer Entertainment America, with a move in the development of their new controller by detecting the player's emotions, primarily in the video gaming.

As per media reports Sony has filed a patent that uses a new technology which combines a camera and microphone to detect a players emotions.

The technology can detect emotions like happiness, anger, joy and boredom of the player.

According to the patent filing, this technology identifies emotions by reading facial expressions, as well as group behavior such as two players high-fiving each other. Or, for example, boredom may be detected if a user is “looking away from the presentation, yawning, or talking over the presentation”.

The application picks up on metadata, which includes laughter recorded by the microphone and a user’s expression from the camera. Both devices are linked to a “game console”, which identifies the user, notes emotions, and transfers the data over a network.

The software is not limited to video games, however. It can also be used for TV shows, films, and other media presentations, according to the report.