Boing Boing » computer vision http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:04:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Pixelhead masks that make you look like a pixellated German Secretary of the Interior http://boingboing.net/2012/08/03/pixelhead-masks-that-make-you.html http://boingboing.net/2012/08/03/pixelhead-masks-that-make-you.html#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:00:38 +0000 Cory Doctorow http://boingboing.net/?p=174709
Martin Backes is selling a limited edition of 333 "Pixelhead" anonymity masks, which allow you to replace your face with the pixellated likeness of German Secretary of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich. Masks are made to order and to measure, take 4-6 weeks for delivery, and cost €158 with shipping.

The full face mask Pixelhead acts as media camouflage, completely shielding the head to ensure that your face is not recognizable on photographs taken in public places without securing permission. A simple piece of fabric creates a little piece of anonymity for the Internet age. The material used is elastic fabric for beach fashion and sports gear with a fashionable Pixel-style print of German Secretary of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich. The mask has holes for your eyes and mouth, so you can see and breathe comfortably while wearing the mask, secure in the knowledge that your image won’t be showing up anywhere you don’t want it to.

Pixelhead Limited Edition (via Neatorama) ]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/03/pixelhead-masks-that-make-you.html/feed 14 Robot gaze: what are the aesthetics of computer vision systems? http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/robot-gaze-what-are-the-aesth.html http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/robot-gaze-what-are-the-aesth.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:44 +0000 Cory Doctorow http://boingboing.net/?p=142389 The Robot-Readable World, and it reminds me Laura Mulvey's idea of the Male Gaze.]]>

Timo's video "Robot readable world" is made up of stitched-together found footage from computer vision systems, "exploring the aesthetics of the robot eye." It was inspired by Matt Jones's essay The Robot-Readable World, and it reminds me Laura Mulvey's idea of the Male Gaze.

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