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Recognition of Facial Expressions in VR an Experiment of Still Photos Versus Three Dimensional Computer Graphic Images

In: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

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  • Joey Relouw

    (Breda University of Applied Sciences)

  • Marnix S. Gisbergen

    (Breda University of Applied Sciences)

  • Carlos Pereira Santos

    (Breda University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Modern techniques, such as photogrammetry, allows for capturing humans and convert them into realistic looking three-dimensional digital humans. Scanning human faces through photogrammetry and applying them into realistic virtual environments becomes more affordable and easy to use. However, it is unclear whether people differ in recognizing human expressions from 3D photogrammetry faces compared to those captured through traditional media such as photographs. In this study, we compared recognition of ten facial expressions (irritation, hot anger, sadness, despair, disgust, contempt, happiness, elated joy, panic fear, and anxiety) with two intensity levels taken from computer graphic (CG) scanned faces and photographs of two actors. The results, taken from a hundred participants aged between 18–55 years old, showed no differences in facial expression recognition between traditional photographs and computer graphic images. In addition, in line with previous research, the overall recognition of expressions was relatively low (around 50%). These results suggest that CG scanned faces, without any optimization, can already be used within VR environments without risking a loss of expression recognition. However, the results also advocate developers to invest time and money in optimizing the realism in photogrammetry scanned faces to increase the chance of recognizing the right facial expressions when communicating through human faces in virtual reality.

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  • Joey Relouw & Marnix S. Gisbergen & Carlos Pereira Santos, 2021. "Recognition of Facial Expressions in VR an Experiment of Still Photos Versus Three Dimensional Computer Graphic Images," Progress in IS, in: M. Claudia tom Dieck & Timothy H. Jung & Sandra M. C. Loureiro (ed.), Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, pages 195-206, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-030-68086-2_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68086-2_15
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