Has the Virtualization of the Face Changed Facial Perception? A Study of the Impact of Photo Editing and Augmented Reality on Facial Perception

arXiv:2303.00612v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Augmented reality and other photo editing filters are popular methods used to modify faces online. Considering the important role of facial perception in communication, how do we perceive this increasing number of modified faces? In this paper we present the results of six surveys that measure familiarity with different styles of facial filters, perceived strangeness of faces edited with different filters, and ability to discern whether images are filtered. Our results demonstrate that faces modified …

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