Affect usage within a gaming context

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for gaming, the computer program product comprising:

• code for collecting mental state data, wherein the mental state data includes facial data, captured by a webcam, of an individual while the individual is involved in a game;
• code for analyzing the mental state data to produce mental state information;
• and
• code for modifying the game based on the mental state information, wherein the modifying the game includes changing tasks with which the individual is presented, based on a threshold, wherein the threshold represents a norm for a demographic of the individual, and wherein the modifying the game further includes modifying an avatar that represents the individual.

A computer system for gaming comprising:

• a memory for storing instructions;
• one or more processors attached to the memory wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• collect mental state data, wherein the mental state data includes facial data, captured by a webcam, of an individual while the individual is involved in a game;
• analyze the mental state data to produce mental state information;
• and
• modify the game based on the mental state information, wherein the modifying the game includes changing tasks with which the individual is presented, based on a threshold, wherein the threshold represents a norm for a demographic of the individual, and wherein the modifying the game further includes modifying an avatar that represents the individual.