Human-centered software engineering (HCSE): Emotion recognition and adaptation in user interfaces: Literature review

Human-Centered Software Engineering (HCSE) emphasizes the design and development of software systems HCSE – Human-Centered Software Engineering – is aimed at designing the software systems that concentrate on the users’ experiences, activities and affective states. In the last few years there has been a focus on emotion recognition and adaptation for inte rfaces because the market is demanding better, more individualized software. This review looks at the available emotion recognition technologies, which include facial expressions and relevant gesture, physiological signals and affective computing and reviews these on UIs. Different approaches on adapting interfaces with regard to users’ emotional states are discussed to enhance use rs’ satisfaction and engagement and consequently, the overall experience. Furthermore, the review discusses about hard issues such as privacy concern, the reliability of emotion detection, and effect of cultural difference on emotion display. It also describes possible future enhancements in the field of adaptive interfaces for HCSE. This review synthesizes prior studies to provide an overview of strengths and weaknesses of employing emotion-based adaptations in software design and enhance user-oriented software development paradigms.