A couple of UK news links today. Here’s a rather top level view of affective computing and how it may change human computer interaction for the better. Devices like the Emotion Mouse are designed to adapt cold technology to react to human emotions. The article brings up the smart point that once computers start reacting to our emotions, we may have to start caring about the computer’s emotions. My solution to that is to keep the human computer relationship as professional as possible. Often I find that when people describe someone as “professional”, their main characteristic is that they are able to control inappropriate emotions in their business dealings. I’d rather my computer stayed professional, even if I’m using it to play games.