Auto Smiley – Computer vision smile generator

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Auto Smiley – Computer vision smiley generator from Theo Watson on Vimeo.

Auto Smiley is a computer vision application that runs in the background while you work. The software analyzes your face while you are working and if it detects a smile it sends the the ascii smiley face letters “: )” as keyboard presses to the front most application. Auto Smiley has many uses from just straight up convenience to enforcing honesty in your online communication :)

UPDATE: Windows PC Version!! Courtesy of Joey!
Grab it here.

UPDATE: for non US/UK users try this version – should work on all keyboards! AutoSmiley.app.unikeyboard.zip

Download the mac app here ( for US / UK / NL keyboards ):
AutoSmiley-001-Mac.zip

Download the mac app for QWERTZ keyboards ( thanks Peter! ):
AutoSmiley-QWERTZ.zip

The project uses openFrameworks and MPT for the smile detection – you can grab the source code here: AutoSmiley-OF-0061.zip

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Posted on March 22, 2010

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    1. Linkology: Friday Links for 3/26/10 says:
      March 26, 2010 at 11:13 am

      […] Auto Smiley is a computer vision smiley generator that uses your Mac’s webcam to watch you work.  When (or if) you smile, the software recognizes it and pastes an ASCII smile – : ) – into your front-most application.  Talk about enforcing online authenticity, eh? […]

    2. Programa Auto Smiley transforma seu sorriso em um :) | Notícias de Tecnologia says:
      March 26, 2010 at 12:05 pm

      […] pode baixar o Auto Smiley (apenas para Mac) nesta página, e pelos meus testes iniciais ele funcionou muito bem. Bem até demais, na verdade: quando […]

    3. Michael says:
      March 26, 2010 at 3:56 pm

      What i have M0 ? Automatic M0 , where change this :@

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      March 26, 2010 at 4:51 pm

      […] Auto Smiley – Computer vision smile generator | F.A.T. […]

    5. sdffffz says:
      March 26, 2010 at 4:55 pm

      great! i love it

    6. Raffaele says:
      March 26, 2010 at 6:54 pm

      excellent application, my best congrats!

    7. GnXd says:
      March 26, 2010 at 8:36 pm

      soooo funny. i love it. i can’t wait to try this!

    8. Anwendung “Auto Smiley” verwandelt echtes Lächeln in Smileys - SViethys Blog says:
      March 26, 2010 at 11:20 pm

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      March 27, 2010 at 12:47 pm

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    11. augmented expressions? « *xa. says:
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    15. argus_ says:
      March 28, 2010 at 1:22 am

      seriously :)
      rad :)
      I even got it to smile, :)
      when I frowned (but I turned the laptop upside down.) :)
      works on mac osx 10.4.1 for me, anyway.

    16. crashdump.fr says:
      March 28, 2010 at 4:22 am

      Excellent app, very good idea !!

      // For AZERTY keyboard, here is my solution:

      – the full source can be found here: http://misc.crashdump.fr/c0de/autoSmiley/AutoSmiley-001-AZERTY-SRC.zip

      – the universal binary here: http://misc.crashdump.fr/c0de/autoSmiley/AutoSmiley-001-AZERTY.zip

      – The correct GCKeyCodes are:

      CGPostKeyboardEvent( (CGCharCode)0, (CGKeyCode)47, true ); // - : key down
      CGPostKeyboardEvent( (CGCharCode)0, (CGKeyCode)47, false ); // - : up down
      CGPostKeyboardEvent( (CGCharCode)0, (CGKeyCode)27, true ); // - ) key down
      CGPostKeyboardEvent( (CGCharCode)0, (CGKeyCode)27, false ); // - ) up down

    17. AutoSmiley: ¿El futuro de los chats? | Soy de Mac says:
      March 28, 2010 at 9:50 am

      […] Descarga | AutoSmiley […]

    18. DesignKitty » Blog Archive » Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28 says:
      March 28, 2010 at 11:46 am

      […] Auto Smiley Project – https://fffff.at/auto-smiley – This would completely ruin any work that I'm doing. I could imagine my presentations […]

    19. Anwendung “Auto Smiley” verwandelt echtes Lächeln in Smileys - Sebastian Vieth says:
      March 28, 2010 at 11:54 am

      […] [Via Auto Smiley,Make] […]

    20. Koulde says:
      March 28, 2010 at 12:41 pm

      Anyone care to release a win version? im starting to like this better than the a.r. projects im doing

    21. ‘Auto Smiley’ Inserts Emoticons When You’re Actually Smiling | Everything's Social says:
      March 28, 2010 at 8:52 pm

      […] Auto Smiley uses a computer webcam and openFrameworks software to analyze a user’s face to determine whether or not he or she actually smiles. Upon detecting a grin, the app will automatically insert a generic ‘:)’ into the text of the program in use. As you can see in the demo video after the jump, the app seems to be pretty accurate, and, according to creator Theo Watson, engenders substantially more honesty into everyday online conversation. […]

    22. Bny says:
      March 29, 2010 at 6:13 pm

      Hey dude,
      great program – would save me a lot of time, hehe

      But on my system it will send a Ç= instead of :)

      probably causing my portuguese keyboard layout – i’ve downloaded already the source code above from “crashdump.fr” but i couldnt figure out how to change it … could someone help me, i would like to use that programm ;)

      Peace out

    23. webthreads.de » Das Grinsen im Gesicht automatisch in ein Textfeld bringen: Auto Smiley says:
      March 30, 2010 at 12:01 am

      […] an dass man etwas lustig findet oder sich gerade amüsiert. An dieser Stelle kommt das Tool Auto Smiley ins Spiel. Mit Auto Smiley kann man sich das händische Schreiben eines Smileys ersparen und es […]

    24. Programa inútil do dia: AutoSmiley | bernabauer.com says:
      March 30, 2010 at 2:06 pm

      […] AutoSmiley é o nome da criação e requer um teclado nos formatos para região da Holanda, Grã Bretanha ou Estados Unidos. Eu nem fui ver como funciona por que achei inútil demais. Tecnologia de reconhecimento de sorriso é dez, mas o objetivo é zero. […]

    25. Auto Smiley inserts smileys when you smile « The tech telecom and all says:
      March 30, 2010 at 6:01 pm

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    26. Auto Smiley: il cattura sorrisi :) | ILaRia Lab says:
      March 31, 2010 at 9:04 am

      […] programma si chiama Auto Smiley: una volta installato e avviato, inizia a monitorare l’espressione del vostro viso e non […]

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      March 31, 2010 at 2:02 pm

      […] a web cam to automatically insert a smileycon into whatever program you’re using. You can download the app and source code here and enjoy your hands-free […]

    28. Sorriso sincero | Personal Nerd says:
      March 31, 2010 at 3:50 pm

      […] aplicativo Auto Smiley foi criado pelo artista plástico e desenvolvedor Theo Watson em menos de uma hora. De simplicidade […]

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      March 31, 2010 at 4:24 pm

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    30. Auto Smiley | Haroon's Blog says:
      March 31, 2010 at 5:01 pm

      […] Auto Smiley is an application by Theo Watson that runs in the background and analyzes your facial expressions in real-time. If it detects a smile on your face it pastes an ascii smiley face into the application you are currently using. :) categories interactive, interface design share you can follow any responses to this entry via RSS. you can leave a comment or trackback from your own site. […]

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    32. The 404 549: Where we finally explain ‘PC Load Letter’ (podcast) | Lets Flow says:
      March 31, 2010 at 10:21 pm

      […] a Web cam to automatically insert a smileycon into whatever program you’re using. You can download the app and source code here and enjoy your hands-free […]

    33. BLADDA » Blog Archive » Auto Smiley – Computer vision smiley generator says:
      April 1, 2010 at 6:26 am

      […] code here: fffff.at/auto-smiley Credits: Speed project by Theo Watson – theowatson.com Maakt gebruik van openFrameworks ( […]

    34. Auto Smiley: il cattura sorrisi :) says:
      April 1, 2010 at 8:21 am

      […] programma si chiama Auto Smiley e il suo funzionamento è semplicissimo: una volta avviato, inizia a monitorare l’espressione […]

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      April 2, 2010 at 6:02 am

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    36. Bed and Breakfast Roma says:
      April 2, 2010 at 3:20 pm

      Nice!!!

    37. Emoticon per Videochat in tempo reale! | Masu.it says:
      April 6, 2010 at 2:25 am

      […] Auto Smiley è un programmino davvero molto divertente che vi permetterà di fare emoticon solo con la vostra espressione facciale del momento. Il suo funzionamento è semplice e intuitivo poiché una volta avviato, inizierà a monitorare l’espressione del vostro viso . Se ad esempio state sorridendo il programmino lo rileverà e subito lo convertirà in emoticon inserendolo nella finestra dei cha di servizi come  Skype, MSN, Twitter, Facebook, eMail. […]

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      April 6, 2010 at 5:25 pm

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      April 11, 2010 at 12:29 pm

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    42. Auto Smiley : Générateur automatique de smileys « Articles Emoticones says:
      April 14, 2010 at 3:18 pm

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    43. Ketten-Animation und Hasen-Roulette says:
      April 20, 2010 at 3:03 am

      […] “Auto Smiley” – Open Source-Software von Theo Watson, die per Webcam erkennt, wenn der User lächelt und dann automatisch einen Smiley im aktiven Programm auf dem Computer einfügt […]

    44. Fabian L. says:
      April 20, 2010 at 10:41 am

      I think it is good but if i smile it is like to click ENTER so it send autom. my messege :( thats crappy. It would be better if there is no enter only a :).

      Please help me . Thank you :)

      Fabian L.

    45. Joey van der Bie says:
      April 29, 2010 at 4:43 pm

      Hi all, I ported the autosmiley project to Windows Vista.
      Source can be found here:
      http://www.vanderbie.net/2010/04/29/autosmiley-for-windows/

      Thanks Theo for the great work, think I’m gonna delve more into the MPI framework, looks really powerfull for feature detection!

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