Affective Computing Timeline

  • 30,000 BCE

    Knapping

    Knapping
    Knapping is a technology that is 3.39 million years old. It deals with making tools out of rocks and other materials using striking and shaving down. This can make weapons and a variety of tools and was used greatly by societies back then.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nJKqNjXDkU
  • Development of AI

    Development of AI
    The first developments of artificial intelligence and the term itself came to be in the 1950s. This is when research really started for AI and the door was opened for it. "Breaching the initial fog of AI revealed a mountain of obstacles. The biggest was the lack of computational power to do anything substantial: computers simply couldn’t store enough information or process it fast enough." (Rockwell Anyoha, 2017) https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/
  • Mindreader Glasses

    Mindreader Glasses
    This is a pair of eye glasses that helps the wearer to determine what emotion a person they are talking to is experiencing. A certain color shows up that coordinates with an emotion so the wearer can act accordingly. This is mainly for people with special needs such as Autism.
  • iCalm Wristband

    iCalm Wristband
    This wristband can detect when someone is feeling certain emotions such as excitement, nervousness, anxiety, etc. The iCalm wristband is used to measure these emotions in various settings to see how a person responds to things.
  • Direction Glasses

    Direction Glasses
    These glasses have GPS systems built into them and give directions for either driving, biking, walking, etc. to the wearer. They show the direction right on the glass so the wearer can see exactly where to go.
  • Fully Smart Houses

    Fully Smart Houses
    These houses would wake their owners up in the mooring, make them food, get their clothes ready, lock automatically, clean automatically and do all of the things people normally do in their houses. They also act as assistants to their owners.