Animation of Self Portrait Emotion Expression

Za diplomsko delo smo se odločili preučiti obrazne lastnosti čustev in jih upodobiti v obliki animacij. Pri tem smo se seznanili z načinom in postopki animiranja za boljšo in lažjo prepoznavo čustev. V teoretičnem delu smo podrobno opisali, kaj so čustva, kakšen je njihov pomen in na kakšen način nam pomagajo, da se znamo prilagoditi v različnih situacijah. Poudarili smo, da so čustva zelo pomembna pri komunikaciji in pri odnosih z ljudmi, saj nam čustveni izrazi dajo informacijo, na podlagi katere uravnavamo svoje vedenje do posameznika. Omenili smo, da so lahko čustva pozitivna ali negativna, močna ali šibka, dolgotrajna ali kratkotrajna ter da poznamo osnovna in sestavljena čustva. Omenili smo tudi dva pomembna znanstvenika, ki sta se ukvarjala z raziskovanjem obraznih izrazov in čustev. Prvi je bil Charles Darwin, drugi in obenem pomembnejši pa je bil dr. Paul Ekman, čigar študije o izražanju čustev so danes ene najpomembnejših. V nadaljevanju smo se osredotočili na osnovna čustva in vsako posebej podrobno opisali. Opisali smo šest osnovnih čustev: veselje, žalost, presenečenje, strah, gnus in jezo. Za vsako čustvo smo povedali, v kakšnih situacijah ga doživljamo ter kakšen je njihov pomen in namen v našem življenju. Opisali smo tudi glavne značilnosti posameznih čustev, določene medsebojne razlike in podobnosti ter za vsako čustvo posebej opredelili značilnosti obraznih vzorcev. V praktičnem delu diplomskega dela smo opisali, na kakšen način je potekalo naše delo animacij čustev, in sicer vse od ideje do končnega izdelka. Opisali smo delo v vseh programskih orodjih, ki smo jih uporabili, najbolj pa smo se osredotočili na samo animiranje obraznih čustev. V eksperimentalnem delu diplomskega dela smo raziskali, ali so animacije čustev prepoznavne. Opisali smo potek testiranja in rezultate, ki smo jih na podlagi testiranja ugotovili. Omenili smo morebitne težave, ki bi lahko bile posledica neprepoznave ali zamenjave posameznih čustev, in navedli rešitev, kako bi te težave preprečili.In the theoretical part of the thesis we defined the emotions, described their meanings and the ways in which they help us adapt to different situations. Emotions are important in communication and in relationships with other people, considering that expressing emotions gives us information on which we base our behaviour towards others. We also explained that the feelings can be positive or negative, how they can last for either a long or a short period of time, and that we know basic and complex emotions. We mentioned two important scientists who researched facial expressions and emotions. The first one is Charles Darwin and the second is Dr. Paul Ekman, whose research on expressing emotions is today one of the most important ones on this topic. Next, we described the basic emotions. These are happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, disgust and anger. We described the situations in which they are experienced, and their meanings and purposes in our lives. The main characteristics of the emotions were described and their differences and similarities were analysed. We also defined which facial features are used to express each of the emotions. In the practical part of the thesis we described the process of animating emotions, from an idea to a finished product. The steps in different computer programs were described with a focus on animating facial expressions. In the experimental part of the thesis, a research was made on whether the animations of the emotions are recognizable. We described the experiment itself and the results. We also mentioned that certain problems can be encountered when recognizing the emotions and gave possible solutions