Announcing the Stirling/ESRC 3D face database.
This new database aims to provide the richest possible set of imagery of the individuals depicted: 3D face scans, stereo images and video, many different photographs with varying viewpoints, lighting and distances and both high and low quality video clips. There are posed expressions, in 2D and 3D; we also have attempted to induce natural expressions, though we are still editing those videos. We also have tools, developed by Bernie Tiddeman at Aberystwyth, for manipulating images in both 2D and 3D. The aim is to help people make the transition to 3D imagery and generally facilitate research, but among other things hopefully put an end to the lamentable practice of studying 'face' recognition, when using the same image at study and test.
A strong requirement of using the database is that if you add value to any of the images, e.g. by cropping them, getting ratings or marking them up for morphing, you offer them back to the database. In that way the database should grow as a resource for the community, as we also continue to add images, including some of the same people months later.
I'm still adding things, so there is much more to come, but there's enough to be worth announcing.
It's hosted at the PICS database, http://pics.stir.ac.uk; the direct link is http://pics.stir.ac.uk/ESRC/
Hope it's useful.
Peter
Peter Hancock
Professor,
Deputy Head of Psychology,
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
FK9 4LA, UK
phone 01786 467675
fax 01786 467641
http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587
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So, when you say "recognize" Jim, what do you mean? In a face memory test? I.e., can I give the subject 1000 faces and then have him or her recognize them?
Or do you mean, how many faces would I find familiar in real life? (and be correct about it?)
I think these are very different questions, and the latter one would be really hard to quantify.
g.
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> I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find the answer to this simple question.
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> Do you know of any research that addresses the question of "HOW MANY FACES THE TYPICAL PERSON CAN RECOGNIZE?" Not identify by name, but recognize. Bahrick's work examines the durability of face memories over time, but I'm more interested in an estimate of the sheer number. A cold beverage of your choice to the person that can help. Thanks.
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Hi -
I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find the answer to this simple question.
Do you know of any research that addresses the question of "HOW MANY FACES THE TYPICAL PERSON CAN RECOGNIZE?" Not identify by name, but recognize. Bahrick's work examines the durability of face memories over time, but I'm more interested in an estimate of the sheer number. A cold beverage of your choice to the person that can help. Thanks.
Jim Tanaka
The Psychology Division at the University of Stirling aims to offer up to two funded PhD studentships commencing 2014. These will be allocated in an open competition and postgraduates will be based in one of the three research groups in Psychology: Cognition in Complex Environments, Health and Behaviour Change, or Behaviour and Evolution. Further information can be found on the following link:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/natural-sciences/news/2014/psy-studentships/name-6608…
I'd be pleased to hear from anyone interested in doing a PhD in face perception, with my particular interest being in how our recognition works, perhaps doing some computational modelling
Other colleagues here working on face perception:
Tony Little - social perception
Sarah Vick - expression perception
Stephen Langton - gaze perception
Peter Hancock
Professor,
Deputy Head of Psychology,
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
FK9 4LA, UK
phone 01786 467675
fax 01786 467641
http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587
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94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation.
*The Telegraph
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Hi Jim,
I would be interested too.
Is it possible to have access to your database?
Best regards
Zakia Hammal
Zakia Hammal, PhD
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/
Human-Machine Interaction
Facial Expression Recognition
Visual Perception
http://www.pitt.edu/~emotion/ZakiaHammal.html
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En date de : Mer 5.2.14, James Tanaka <jtanaka(a)uvic.ca> a écrit :
Objet: Re: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database
À: "Natalie Butcher" <n.butcher(a)yorksj.ac.uk>, "face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk" <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk>
Date: Mercredi 5 février 2014, 17h14
Hi Natalie,
We've collected and normed a fairly large of
child facial expressions that we currently compiling into
the "JimStim" database. The expressions are
shot in the frontal view.
I've invited you to a Dropbox where you can
download the images. Hope they are helpful to your
students.
Jim Tanaka
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Professor
Co-Director of the Brain and
Cognition Lab
Department of
Psychology
University of
Victoria
Victoria, BC V8W
3P5
250-721-7541
web.uvic.ca/psyc/vizcoglab
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Date: Wednesday,
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[Face-research-list] Child facial expression
database
Dear All,
I am currently running
student research projects on facial expression recognition.
The students choose the direction they take that topic in
and one group is interested in recognition of children’s
facial expressions. I am struggling to
find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a
neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can
share with me?
I have looked into the
DANVA set but the website doesn’t seem to be working
properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the
images labelled as ‘frontal’ aren’t frontal they are
all profile views.
Many thanks for your
advice,
Best wishes
Natalie
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Lecturer &
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Cognitive Psychology
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Faculty of Health & Life
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Hi Natalie,
We've collected and normed a fairly large of child facial expressions that we currently compiling into the "JimStim" database. The expressions are shot in the frontal view.
I've invited you to a Dropbox where you can download the images. Hope they are helpful to your students.
Jim Tanaka
===============================
Professor
Co-Director of the Brain and Cognition Lab
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC V8W 3P5
250-721-7541
web.uvic.ca/psyc/vizcoglab
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From: Natalie Butcher <n.butcher(a)yorksj.ac.uk<mailto:n.butcher@yorksj.ac.uk>>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:57 AM
To: Face Listserv <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk<mailto:face-research-list@lists.stir.ac.uk>>
Subject: [Face-research-list] Child facial expression database
Dear All,
I am currently running student research projects on facial expression recognition. The students choose the direction they take that topic in and one group is interested in recognition of children’s facial expressions. I am struggling to find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can share with me?
I have looked into the DANVA set but the website doesn’t seem to be working properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the images labelled as ‘frontal’ aren’t frontal they are all profile views.
Many thanks for your advice,
Best wishes
Natalie
Dr Natalie Butcher
Lecturer &
Co-Director of the Cognitive Psychology Group<http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/health--life-sciences/faculty-of-hls/research/psych…>
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
York St John University
Lord Mayor’s Walk
York
YO31 7EX
Tel: 01904876265
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Dear All,
I am currently running student research projects on facial expression recognition. The students choose the direction they take that topic in and one group is interested in recognition of children's facial expressions. I am struggling to find a good database displaying the 6 basic emotions and a neutral image. Does anyone have a set of stimuli they can share with me?
I have looked into the DANVA set but the website doesn't seem to be working properly and I have downloaded the Radbound database but the images labelled as 'frontal' aren't frontal they are all profile views.
Many thanks for your advice,
Best wishes
Natalie
Dr Natalie Butcher
Lecturer &
Co-Director of the Cognitive Psychology Group<http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/health--life-sciences/faculty-of-hls/research/psych…>
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
York St John University
Lord Mayor's Walk
York
YO31 7EX
Tel: 01904876265
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