Research Article

The SEMAINE API: Towards a Standards-Based Framework for Building Emotion-Oriented Systems

Table 2

Representation formats currently supported by the SEMAINE API.

Type of dataRepresentation formatStandardisation status

Low-level input featuresString or binary feature vectorsad hoc
Analysis resultsEMMAW3C Recommendation
Emotions and related statesEmotionMLW3C Incubator Report
Domain knowledgeSemaineMLad hoc
Speech synthesis inputSSMLW3C recommendation
Functional action planFMLVery preliminary
Behavioural action planBMLDraft specification
Low-level output dataBinary audio, player commandsPlayer-dependent