Emotions : the voice of the unconscious

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    Abstract

    In the paper the idea is presented that emotions are the result of a high dimensional optimization process happening in the unconscious mapped onto the low dimensional conscious. Instead of framing emotions as a separate subcomponent of our cognitive architecture, we argue for emotions as the main characteristic of the communication between the unconscious and the conscious. We see emotions as the conscious experiences of affect based on complex internal states. Based on this holistic view we recommend a different design and architecture for entertainment robots and other entertainment products with ‘emotional’ behavior. Intuition is the powerful information processing function of the unconscious while emotion is the result of this process communicated to the conscious. Emotions are the perception of the mapping from the high dimensional problem solving space of the unconscious to the low dimensional space of the conscious.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEntertainment Computing - ICEC 2010 : 9th International Conference, ICEC 2010, Seoul, Korea, September 8-11, 2010. Proceedings
    EditorsH.S. Yang, R. Malaka, J. Hoshino, J.H. Han
    Place of PublicationBerlin
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages205-215
    ISBN (Print)978-3-642-15398-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    Eventconference; ICEC 2010, 9th International conference on Entertainment Computing, Seoul, Korea, Sep 8-11, 2010; 2010-09-08; 2010-09-11 -
    Duration: 8 Sept 201011 Sept 2010

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
    Volume6243
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743

    Conference

    Conferenceconference; ICEC 2010, 9th International conference on Entertainment Computing, Seoul, Korea, Sep 8-11, 2010; 2010-09-08; 2010-09-11
    Period8/09/1011/09/10
    OtherICEC 2010, 9th International conference on Entertainment Computing, Seoul, Korea, Sep 8-11, 2010

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