Storyface

by Serge Bouchardon


Art & Design

free



Log onto a dating app and find love! Make sure your face shows your true feelings. You’re being watched…"StoryFace" is a digital creation based on the capture and recognition of facial emotions.The user logs onto a dating website. He/she is asked to display, in front of the webcam, the emotion that seems to characterize him/her the best. After this the website proposes profiles of partners. The user can choose one and exchange with a fictional partner. The user is now expected to focus on the content of messages. However, the users facial expressions continue to be tracked and analyzed…What is highlighted here is the tendency of emotion recognition devices to normalize emotions. Which emotion does the device expect? We go from the measurement of emotions to the standardization of emotions.Try the web version: http://storyface.spaceStoryFace has a contributive dimension. If you want to contribute and create a character: https://bouchard.pers.utc.fr/storyface/en/loginThis app was developed by Eva Terzago and Paul Lesur, engineer students at the University of Technology of Compiegne (UTC, http://www.utc.fr) in France, with the precious help of Visage Technologies and their facial recognition software (http://visagetechnologies.com/).Other apps:- Loss of Grasp: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.utc.deprise- DO IT: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tx.agir - StoryFace : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.utc.costech.storyface