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[smccloud]

[Cross-posted with the new site blog until I have a proper rss feed bloggy thing]

Making Faces

The Grimace Project is a freakishly cool facial expression generator that came out a few weeks ago in which you can mix and match any two of the six "emotional primaries" that I charted in Chapter 2 of Making Comics.

Comments

[joeyweiser]

Wow, this is really neat!

[tgeller]

Awesome! I gave it some press.

[smccloud]

Thanks!

[abersager]

Thanks from me too!

[ciaranbenson]

BRILLIANT!

... And creepy ...

I think this is what they talk about when they say that robots have to be just like humans or not like humans at all, or the subtle differences in their facial clues will weird people out - some of the faces this thing can make are almost TOO good.

[smccloud]

Ah, yes. The Uncanny Valley strikes again. ^^

[tgeller]

Ah, that sounds familiar. ;)

[smccloud]

Oh, right! Your topic, Sir.

[megacoleman]

This is fantasic(ly creepy)!

[holterya]

Nice. Looks like a really useful tool.

I was thinking much the same thing - about teaching people how to read expressions - when watching Lie To Me the other day. But that sort of knowledge is both fascinating and practical, so I don't know if it would really be suited to a classroom environment. Figure out a way to make it boring, then they'll be all over it. :)