Demonstration of IlluMe: Creating Ambient According to Instant Message Logs

We present IlluMe, a software tool pack which creates a personalized ambient using the music and lighting. IlluMe includes an emotion analysis software, the small space ambient lighting, and a multimedia controller. The software analyzes emotional changes from instant message logs and corresponds the detected emotion to the best sound and light settings. The ambient lighting can sparkle with different forms of light and the smart phone can broadcast music respectively according to different atmosphere. All settings can be modified by the multimedia controller at any time and the new settings will be feedback to the emotion analysis software. The IlluMe system, equipped with the learning function, provides a link between residential situation and personal emotion. It works in a Chinese chatting environment to illustrate the language technology in life.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: ACL
• Authors: Lun-Wei Ku, Cheng-Wei Sun, Ya-Hsin Hsueh
• Keywords: ACL 2012, Computational Linguistics, Emotion Analysis, Message Logs, Personal Emotion