Dr Gebhard, how can job interviews be revolutionised by virtual avatars? - Research in Germany

Without this context, sensors find it very difficult to identify emotions. This is because people use different strategies to conceal unpleasant feelings such as shame; they may withdraw from the conversation or distract from the emotion in question. We currently resort to a trick in order to see through this pattern: we have designed the interview dialogue such that we know the precise point at which a sense of shame is normally provoked. One challenge for our future research is to be able to detect such emotions at any time. The training environment may also prove useful for other applications at a later date, for example when it comes to the rehabilitation of patients suffering from neuro-psychological conditions.