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Creating Virtual-hand and Virtual-face Illusions to Investigate Self-representation

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Typographic self-portrait generation in an interactive museum installation.

Sérgio M Rebelo¹, Tiago Martins², João Bicker²

¹University of Coimbra, CISUC/LASI-Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra, Department of Informatics Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal. srebelo@dei.uc.pt.

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Summary

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Photomaton is an interactive installation creating typographic self-portraits from visitor photos and literary text. This computational design method balances text readability with facial recognition, achieving high user satisfaction in a museum setting.

Keywords:

Automatic typesetting Computational visual design Generative design Layout generation Museum installation Typography

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Area of Science:

Computational Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Digital Art & Museology

Background:

Interactive museum installations offer unique visitor experiences.
Computational design methods can be applied to create personalized artistic outputs.
Integrating technology in cultural heritage settings enhances engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

To present Photomaton, an interactive installation generating typographic self-portraits.
To explore generative approaches for combining user imagery with literary text.
To evaluate the system's performance, user satisfaction, and real-world applicability.

Main Methods:

Development of an interactive photo booth system using computational design.
Implementation of three generative approaches: text-based, word-based, and glyph-based portrait creation.
Integration of automatic typesetting and template-based layout generation.

Main Results:

A prototype evaluation with 46 participants showed efficient portrait generation.
High recognisability of user facial features and strong user satisfaction were reported.
Successful deployment in the Torre Literária exhibition, supporting print-on-demand artefacts.

Conclusions:

Photomaton demonstrates a novel application of computational design in a museum context.
The system effectively balances textual readability and image recognisability in self-portraits.
Interactive installations can enhance visitor engagement with literature and technology.