Modern Technological Image Transformation in the Study of Perception of Facial Expression of a Person

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Abstract

In this article we take into consideration the application of modern computer graphics technology of transformations of images in psychological research. The paper presents the description of various methods of computer graphics: morphing, warping, prototyping, caricaturing, model of morphing synthesis of 3D images used for the transformation of attributes and the construction of various facial expressions, as well as the description of psychological studies that demonstrate the creation and further use of simulated human facial expressions.

General Information

Keywords: perception, computer graphics, morphing images, warping images, prototyping, caricaturing

Journal rubric: Research Methods

For citation: Diveev D.A., Khoze E.G. Modern Technological Image Transformation in the Study of Perception of Facial Expression of a Person . Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2009. Vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 101–110. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Dmitry A. Diveev, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of General Psychology, Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-4185, e-mail: diveev2@gmail.com

Evgeny G. Khoze, PhD in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Head of the Laboratory of Experimental and Practical Psychology,Associate Professor, Department of General Psychology,Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9355-1693, e-mail: house.yu@gmail.com

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