System and method for adapting software elements based on mood state profiling

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of information for a plurality of characteristic values associated with a first user mood state of a user;
• determining, using a processor of a computer and the plurality of information for the plurality of characteristic values, the first user mood state of the user by:
• determining a user's navigational performance of an application;
• and
• determining the first user mood state of the user from the user's navigational performance;
• determining, using the processor of the computer, that the first user mood state differs from a desired mood state of the user;
• altering, using the processor of the computer, an element of the application to generate an altered element;
• and
• generating, using the altered element of the application a second user mood state of the user, wherein the second user mood state differs from the first user mood state, and wherein the second user mood state approximates the desired mood state of the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising program instructions computer-executable to implement:

• receiving a plurality of information for a plurality of characteristic values associated with a first user mood state of a user;
• determining, using the plurality of information for the plurality of characteristic values, the first mood state of the user by:
• determining a user's navigational performance of an application;
• and
• determining the first user mood state of the user from the user's navigational performance;
• determining that the first user mood state differs from a desired mood state of the user;
• altering an element of the application to generate an altered element;
• and
• generating, using the altered element of the application, a second user mood state of the user, wherein the second user mood state differs from the first user mood state, and wherein the second user mood state approximates the desired mood state of the user.

A method of application development, comprising:

• engaging one or more users in a trial run of an application, wherein the first application is a prototype and wherein the application comprises a plurality of portions with a plurality of desired profiles;
• determining a first mood altering characteristic of the application, wherein the first mood altering characteristic generates a first user mood state of the one or more users, wherein the first user mood state is determined by:
• determining a user's navigational performance of the application;
• and
• determining the first user mood state of the user from the user's navigational performance;
• in response to said determining the first mood altering characteristic, determining a portion of the plurality of portions of the application having a desired profile of the plurality of desired profiles and corresponding to the first mood altering characteristic generating the first user mood state, wherein the first user mood state differs from the desired profile associated with the portion of the application;
• modifying the portion of the application to create a second mood altering characteristic;
• and
• generating, using the second mood altering characteristic, a second user mood state of the one or more users, wherein the second user mood state approximates the desired profile for the portion of the application.