Facial System

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I used the data from FaceOSC to generate a simulation of a planetary system. The idea is that everyone’s face should generate a slightly different planetary system. Often the orbits are not stable, so you can watch one of your eyes or your mouth slingshot around the sun and achieve escape velocity.

Each planet represents a facial feature, such as an eye, or eyebrow, or mouth. The masses of the planets as well as their distance from the sun are based on the distances of those features as measured by FaceOSC. Initial velocities of each planet are based on the face’s preliminary orientation, and the view translates and scales with the face; so you can get a closer look at your solar system by moving closer to the camera.

Source code on GitHub.