Social Signal Processing: Detecting Small Group Interaction In Leisure Activity

Social Signal Processing of small groups enables detection of their social context. Monitoring of the social context may be based on position proximity (as a pre-condition for conversation), and on voice communication (an evidence for interaction). Understanding of the social context of a group may allow a system to intervine at the right moment and to suggest relevant services/information. This, in turn, may enhance the group members' experience during leisure activity. This study focuses on assessing the possibility of automatic detection of intra group interaction in a museum environment. It presents analysis and tools that intend to set the foundation for computer aided group iteraction during leisure activities.