SmileGlass: AR Glasses that make people appear to be smiling toward the enhancement of well-being

Abstract

In this paper, we describe SMILEGLASS, augmented reality (AR) based glasses that deform facial expressions into smiles. In recent years, many people suffer from psychological stress. Psychologists have reported that smiling can improve mental health and make people who see a smiling person feel happy. Therefore, we expect that if people around SMILEGLASS users appear to be smiling, the users will feel happy and communicate effectively. To investigate the usefulness of SMILEGLASS, we conducted a user study where participants responded to question-and-answer tasks via video chat. The results of the experiment suggest that SMILEGLASS may improve positive emotions.