Overview - hammii/CatEmotion GitHub Wiki

Motivation

  1. The number of domestic cats is increasing every year. Also, YouTube's cat-related views increased sharply every year. This showed that many people's interest in cats increased.
  2. Cats are animals that express emotions through their tails.
  3. In modern society, people live under a lot of stress. In this case, pets give many people a sense of psychological stability, reduce stress, and revitalize their lives.
  4. In Korea, the penetration rate of smartphones reaches 95%, and the number of SNS users is very high. Also, with the arrival of the Corona era, a larger number of people are expected to communicate with others through SNS.

Our team members knew that cats express emotions through their tails, and suggested the idea of creating an application to read emotions through the movements of cat's tails.

Brief Description

Listing the features that our application has is login, community, camera, album, ranking, settings, etc. In particular, communities and cameras become the main functions.

Once the cat's emotions are recognized and known by the camera, it can be shared with the community. Users can understand the cat's emotions through its tail, share them with others, and use SNS functions.

Expectation effectiveness

  • It will bring people and cats closer together by letting them know what emotions they are expressing.
  • In line with the growing interest in cats, it will be able to meet users' needs.
  • It is expected to be helpful in the study of animal behavior recognition and emotion identification.