Electronic art changes with viewer's mood: Knowledge Driven Revolution

A video artwork display can adjust to a viewer's mood, computer scientists say.

The "empathic painting" displays an image that quickly changes depending on the expression of the person viewing it.

Based on measurements of the viewer's facial expression, the software graphs arousal on one axis and pleasure on the other axis.

"The program analyzes the image of eight facial expressions, such as the position and shape of the mouth, the openness of the eyes and the angle of the brows, to work out the emotional state of the viewer," said John Collomosse of the University of Bath in England.

Read the full article here

Article Continued...

"It does all of this in real time, meaning that as the viewer's emotions change the artwork responds accordingly," he added in a statement.

For example, if a webcam shows the viewer scowling, the painting appears dark red and sombre with more violent brush strokes. As a smile crosses the face, the images becomes brighter and more colourful with more subtle strokes.

Once the program is calibrated to a viewer, "you are ready to start recreating personalized art based on your mood," Collomosse said.

The program is part of a continuing research project on digital artwork tools for the computer graphics industry.

The research was recently presented at the International Animation Festival in Annecy, France.

Broken Link? If the link to the original article is broken or has been altered you can view the article by clicking the "Expand/Collapse" button below.

Read Today's Knowledge Driven News
HOME V for Vendetta - R for Reality Canadian Bird Flu Pandemic Looming ? Shill of the Week: Stephan Harper Aspartame: The Sweetest Killer Chicken Little Terrorist of the Week: Creating Fake Terrorists Shill of the Week: Paul Martin The Number 1 Reason YOU became a Slave	Electronic art changes with viewer's mood CBC News August 07, 2006 A video artwork display can adjust to a viewer's mood, computer scientists say. The "empathic painting" displays an image that quickly changes depending on the expression of the person viewing it. Based on measurements of the viewer's facial expression, the software graphs arousal on one axis and pleasure on the other axis. "The program analyzes the image of eight facial expressions, such as the position and shape of the mouth, the openness of the eyes and the angle of the brows, to work out the emotional state of the viewer," said John Collomosse of the University of Bath in England. Read the full article here Article Continued... "It does all of this in real time, meaning that as the viewer's emotions change the artwork responds accordingly," he added in a statement. For example, if a webcam shows the viewer scowling, the painting appears dark red and sombre with more violent brush strokes. As a smile crosses the face, the images becomes brighter and more colourful with more subtle strokes. Once the program is calibrated to a viewer, "you are ready to start recreating personalized art based on your mood," Collomosse said. The program is part of a continuing research project on digital artwork tools for the computer graphics industry. The research was recently presented at the International Animation Festival in Annecy, France. Broken Link? If the link to the original article is broken or has been altered you can view the article by clicking the "Expand/Collapse" button below. About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Features Archive
		What Is Wrong With Canada? Recent 9-11 News Suppressed by the Media Aspartame: The Sweetest Killer The Number 1 Reason YOU became a Slave Knowledge Driven Look at Your Favourite Canadian Political Parties
		June July August 2006 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 Weekly Features 2006 2005 Read Today's Knowledge Driven News
		Counter
Copyright © 2005-6 KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com