Lost the Remote? Use Your Face 88
coondoggie writes "A researcher has discovered a way to use facial expressions to speed and slow video playback.
By using a combination of facial expression recognition software and automated tutoring technology Jacob Whitehill, a computer science Ph.D. student from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering, is leading the project that ultimately is part of a larger venture to use automated facial expression recognition to make robots more effective teachers.
The researchers recently conducted a pilot test with 8 people that demonstrated information within the facial expressions people make while watching recorded video lectures can be used to predict a person's preferred viewing speed of the video and how difficult a person perceives the lecture at each moment in time."
Excellent teachers... (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't think the ability to determine how difficult a concept is to grasp is the breakthrough here. I think it's the fact that a machine can do it.
fingertips (Score:4, Insightful)
Has anyone heard of a company making good headway in this department?
Re:I can't wait (Score:3, Insightful)
Well this could have unforeen consequenses. Say you have to watch a boring show or presentation. It is booring really boring but you have to go threw it as there is important information randomly spread out. If we start making expressions so automatically then we the kid will miss all the information.
Or if there are 2 people watching the show and one guy is really dense and just doesn't get it the other guy will have to watch the show stop and start when he doesn't want it to.
And Kids They will play the damn segment over and over and over and over and over again. This will just lead to child abuse.
Obligatory Hitchhikers... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Wonder if this can be applied to the web (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Obvious use (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Excellent teachers... (Score:2, Insightful)