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Facial Sinthesys of 3D Avatars for Therapeutic Applications

2009; Frontiers Media; Volume: 2; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.075

1662-6443

Armando Sousa,

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Event Abstract Back to Event Facial Sinthesys of 3D Avatars for Therapeutic Applications Veronica Orvalho1, 2*, J. Miranda3, 4 and A. A. Sousa3, 5 1 Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Portugal 2 IT - Instituto de Telecomunicaçoes, Portugal 3 Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal 4 UDI/IPG - Unidade de Investigação para o Desenvolvimento do Interior/Instituto Politécnico da , Portugal 5 INESC- Porto - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto, Portugal People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) find it difficult to recognize and respond to emotions conveyed by the face. Most existing methodologies to teach people with ASD to recognize expressions use still images, and do not take into account that facial expressions have movement. We propose a new approach that uses state of the art technology to solve the problem and to improve interactivity. It is based on an avatar-user interaction model with real time response, which builds upon the patient-therapist relationship: it is designed to be used by the therapist and the patient. The core technology behind it is based on a technique we have developed for real time facial synthesis of 3D characters. Conference: Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference, Villa Caramora, Italy, 21 Jun - 23 Jun, 2009. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Abstracts Citation: Orvalho V, Miranda J and Sousa AA (2009). Facial Sinthesys of 3D Avatars for Therapeutic Applications. Front. Neuroeng. Conference Abstract: Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference. doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.075 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 20 Mar 2009; Published Online: 20 Mar 2009. * Correspondence: Veronica Orvalho, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, veronica@faceinmotion.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Veronica Orvalho J. Miranda A. A Sousa Google Veronica Orvalho J. Miranda A. A Sousa Google Scholar Veronica Orvalho J. Miranda A. A Sousa PubMed Veronica Orvalho J. Miranda A. A Sousa Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.