Evaluation of superimposed self-character based on the detection of talkers' face angles in video communication

Authors:
Yutaka Ishii;Tomio Watanabe
Affiliations:
Faculty of Computer Science and System Engineering, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan;Faculty of Computer Science and System Engineering, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan
Venue:
HCI International'13 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human Interface and the Management of Information: information and interaction design - Volume Part I
Year:
2013

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Abstract

We build upon an embodied video chat system, called E-VChat, in which an avatar is superimposed on the other talker's video images to improve the mutual interaction in remote communications. A previous version of this system used a headset-type motion capture device. In this paper, we propose an advanced E-VChat system that uses image processing to sense the talker's head motion without wearing sensors. Moreover, we confirm the effectiveness of the superimposed avatar for face-to-face communication in an experiment.