Art Reflects Viewer Emotion

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the latest electronic art is all about the viewer's mood. British and American computer scientists have developed art that changes according to how the viewer feels. Special software picks up facial cues and adapts the colour and brush strokes of the digital art image. The program 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. It does all of this in real time, meaning that as the viewer's emotions change the art responds accordingly. The painting changes from a dark, sombre image to a brightly-coloured one. For the full story - click the title Irish Art