Visualizing the mood of a group of individuals

摘要

Techniques are described for visualizing the mood of a group of individuals. In one example, a graphical display is divided into regions representing different emotions. Input indicative of an emotion is received from individuals located in an area of interest. As the input is received, a set of indicators is output in each of the regions of the graphical display. Each indicator represents a different one of the individuals who is experiencing the emotion associated with the region in which the indicator is displayed and is displayed with a color assigned to the emotion. The indicators are animated to move over time toward a center of the graphical display and are removed upon reaching the center of the graphical display. In this way, the graphical display depicts a current mood for the group and indicates a rate of change of each of the different emotions.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
generating, by a computing device, a graphical display having a plurality of regions, each of the regions representing a different one of a plurality of emotions; receiving, by the computing device, input from each of a plurality of computing devices of different individuals, wherein the input received from each of the computing devices of the different individuals is indicative of an emotion of the individual from which the input was received; as the input is received, outputting, by the computing device, a set of indicators in each of the regions of the graphical display, wherein each of the indicators represents a different one of the individuals who is experiencing the emotion associated with the region in which the indicator is displayed and is displayed with a color assigned to the emotion; and animating, by the computing device, the indicators to move the indicators within the regions and removing the indicators after a time duration to depict a current mood for each of the individuals within the context of the overall group of individuals.