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<title>ABSTRACT YOU</title>
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<section>Abstract You</section>
<section>
<a href="/">Back</a>
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<article>
<div class="abstract">
<section>
<h1>Abstract You</h1>
<p>
Abstract You is a reaction to the rapidly evolving phenomenon of
creating
<strong>human digital twins</strong>. At the core of this trend,
is the desire to digitally sample and replicate not only a
person’s physical traits, but also behavioral and emotional ones
in order to create a virtual identical twin.
</p>
<p>
But there is an inherent difficulty in the process of
transforming someone into digital form. The technologies in use
today are incapable of creating authentic and realistic digital
twins. The assumption that human behavioural nuances and complex
identity features (some of which are still elusive to us) can be
sampled through analytical measures is misleading, and virtual
entities created today might look like a specific person, but
don’t ‘feel’ like that person. This dissonance creates a sense
of eeriness in the observer, dropping the digital twin into the
<strong>uncanny valley</strong>
(Prof. Masahiro Mori, 1970). The twin is not perceived as an
authentic and genuine manifestation of the actual person.
</p>
<p>
Abstract You doubts the assumption that a hyper-realistic
portrayal is necessarily the most authentic digital
representation of a person. The project suggests that a basic
and abstract visual manifestation might offer more potential for
authenticity.
</p>
<p>
In this project, an abstract form is created through an
interface which samples three unique human attributes: body
movement, facial emotion recognition and voice. These attributes
are recorded, analysed in real-time using machine learning, and
are then converted into an animated linear shape, a unique line
for each person.
</p>
<p>
The created visual is based on Köhler’s Gestalt theory
experiment (Bouba/Kiki experiemnt), which shows the human
ability to recognize different human traits in different
abstract shapes.
</p>
<p class="bold">
Abstract You offers an intuitive approach to transform a
person from a physical entity into a digital one: an approach
that asks not what do we see when encountering a person’s
virtual image, but rather what do we ‘feel’.
</p>
</section>
<hr />
<section>
<dl>
<dt>Created By</dt>
<dd>Ben Lev</dd>
<dt>Advisor</dt>
<dd>Dr. Romi Mikulinsky</dd>
<dt>Development</dt>
<dd>Ran Hartstein</dd>
</dl>
<p class="uppercase bold">
M.Des Design & Technology<br />
Industrial Design Department, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, 2020
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>
Thanks to
</h2>
<p>
Dr. Romi Mikulinsky, Danna Frank, Ran Hartstein, Tom Reznikov,
Naomi Slaney, Tal Nisim, Bili Regev, Ori Succary, Afik Naim,
Alex Belenkiy, Shlomi Azulay, Sivan Misgav, Dr. Daniel Naveh,
Itay Laniado, Sarit Youdelevich
</p>
</section>
<section>
<p>
<span class="uppercase bold">
Abstract You uses code from the following projects
</span><br />
<a href="https://p5js.org/">P5.js</a>, Lauren McCarthy, LGPL 2.1<br />
<a href="https://ml5js.org/">ml5.js</a>, ml5 community, MIT<br />
<a href="https://github.com/mveteanu/p5.SceneManager">p5.js SceneManager</a>, Marian Veteneau, CC BY
2.0<br />
<a href="https://github.com/AndriiHeonia/hull">Hull.js</a>,
Andrii Heonia, BSD 3
</p>
</section>
</div>
<div class="sidebar">
<figure>
<img alt="Image" src="assets/digital-self.png" />
<figcaption>
<span class="bold">
Creating a realistic digital twin
</span>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<figure>
<img alt="Image" src="assets/bouba-kiki.png" />
<figcaption>
<span class="bold">
Bouba/Kiki effect
</span>
<br />Wolfgang Köhler, 1929 </figcaption>
</figure>
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</article>
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