Comments on: Caricatures are more effective than police sketches http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 08:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nekura20x6 http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85536 Nekura20x6 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85536 They really should adopt William Gibson's idea from "Virtual Light". The cops in his world use a program called "Separated at Birth" that takes a photograph of a suspect and figures out which celebrity they look most like. That way the cops can say, "Hey, have you seen a guy that looks like a young Tommy Lee Jones?" They really should adopt William Gibson’s idea from “Virtual Light”. The cops in his world use a program called “Separated at Birth” that takes a photograph of a suspect and figures out which celebrity they look most like. That way the cops can say, “Hey, have you seen a guy that looks like a young Tommy Lee Jones?”

]]> By: flufftronix http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85539 flufftronix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85539 I just hope this results in jet skis, tennis racquets, and cotton candy making their way onto wanted posters. I just hope this results in jet skis, tennis racquets, and cotton candy making their way onto wanted posters.

]]> By: Nekura20x6 http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85540 Nekura20x6 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85540 Crap - I missed the first comment on my initial read through. Sorry! Crap – I missed the first comment on my initial read through. Sorry!

]]> By: Gilbert Wham http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85449 Gilbert Wham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85449 Reminds me a bit of Gibson's 'Separated at Birth' software from Virtual Light, that identifies people according to which celebrity they resemble. A piece of software that doesn't exist <i>yet</i>, but needs writing. Reminds me a bit of Gibson’s ‘Separated at Birth’ software from Virtual Light, that identifies people according to which celebrity they resemble. A piece of software that doesn’t exist yet, but needs writing.

]]> By: Chinese Jet Pilot http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85450 Chinese Jet Pilot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85450 And it works, too: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/19/cartoonist-draws-bur.html And it works, too:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/19/cartoonist-draws-bur.html

]]> By: coldspell http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85485 coldspell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85485 MyHeritage.com has a celebrity face matcher for face photos you upload (free and no registration): http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php MyHeritage.com has a celebrity face matcher for face photos you upload (free and no registration):

http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php

]]> By: Dan Wineman http://boingboing.net/2007/11/26/caricatures-are-more.html#comment-85493 Dan Wineman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85493 Sounds like they've shown it works for celebrities' faces, not anyone else's. Did they allow for the fact that celebrities might be more recognizable than ordinary folks <i>because</i> their features are unusually attractive, or even just unusual? Sounds like they’ve shown it works for celebrities’ faces, not anyone else’s. Did they allow for the fact that celebrities might be more recognizable than ordinary folks because their features are unusually attractive, or even just unusual?

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