Electronic art changes to suit mood of viewer
LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the latest electronic artwork is all about the viewer's mood.
British and American computer scientists have developed artwork that changes according to how the viewer feels. Special software picks up facial cues and adapts the color and brush strokes of the digital image.
"The programme analyses 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 Dr John Collomosse of the University of Bath in southwest England.
"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.
"This kind of empathic painting only needs a desktop computer and a webcam to work, so once you have the programme and have calibrated it for the individual viewer, you are ready to start recreating personalised art based on your mood," Collomosse explained.
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