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From the Symbolic Analysis of Virtual Faces to a Smiles Machine

Ochs, Magalie; Diday, Edwin; Afonso, Filipe (2016), From the Symbolic Analysis of Virtual Faces to a Smiles Machine, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 46, 2, p. 401 - 409. 10.1109/TCYB.2015.2411432

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Date
2016
Journal name
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
Volume
46
Number
2
Publisher
IEEE
Pages
401 - 409
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Author(s)
Ochs, Magalie
Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information [LTCI]
Diday, Edwin
CEntre de REcherches en MAthématiques de la DEcision [CEREMADE]
Afonso, Filipe
Syrokko
Abstract (EN)
In this paper, we present an application of symbolic data processing for the design of virtual character's smiling facial expressions. A collected database of virtual character's smiles directly created by users has been explored using symbolic data analysis methods. An unsupervised analysis has enabled us to identify the morphological and dynamic characteristics of different types of smiles as well as of combinations of smiles. Based on the symbolic data analysis, to generate different smiling faces, we have developed procedures to automatically reconstitute smiling virtual faces from a point in a multidimensional space corresponding to a principal component analysis plane.
Subjects / Keywords
Smiles; Symbolic data processing; Virtual characters; Graphical tool