The Emotional Landscape

The emotional system in SOMNIUMCRA creates a rich inner life for each citizen that goes beyond simple states like "happy" or "sad." Instead, think of it as an emotional ecosystem where multiple feelings can coexist and influence each other.

Emotional Depth

Citizens experience emotions on multiple levels:

Primary Emotions

• Immediate responses to events

• Basic emotional states

• Quick to arise and fade

Secondary Emotions

• Complex emotional blends

• Longer-lasting mood states

• Emotional memories and associations

Background Emotional States

• General mood tendencies

• Emotional baselines

• Long-term emotional patterns

Emotional Intelligence

Citizens develop sophisticated emotional capabilities:

Self-awareness

• Recognition of their own emotional states

• Understanding of emotional triggers

• Awareness of emotional patterns

Social-emotional Intelligence

• Reading others' emotional states

• Appropriate emotional responses

• Emotional resonance in relationships

class EmotionalSystem:
    """
    Creates a sophisticated emotional life for agents that mirrors human
    psychological complexity. Emotions aren't just states - they're dynamic
    processes that evolve and interact.
    """
    async def update_emotional_state(self, trigger: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        # Consider complex emotional factors:
        # - Emotional history
        # - Current context
        # - Personality influence
        # - Social dynamics

Our emotional intelligence system creates rich inner lives for our agents that influence their decisions and interactions: