TY - GEN
T1 - Psychological assessment of an urban soundscape using facial expression analysis
AU - Hu, Xuejun
AU - Meng, Qi
AU - Kang, Jian
AU - Han, Yan Jun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In recent years, questionnaire investigations have typically been used in soundscape studies. However, the subjective results of this method are subject to many weaknesses. Therefore, it is necessary to discover an objective method for evaluating urban soundscapes. This study explored a new method for psychological assessment based on systems of facial expression analysis. The present study used FaceReader 7.1 to measure the facial expressions of 20 participants in a laboratory setting. The recordings and pictures used were taken from typical public urban environments in Harbin, China. The results showed that this objective method performed well in the evaluation of sound sources. Based on this method, some expression details, such as the change from happiness to sadness over time, can be assessed more accurately than with questionnaires. Furthermore, these results demonstrated that facial expression analysis can be used to assess soundscapes, and that urban planners should introduce habitats for birds and areas where there is water to improve comfort in public spaces.
AB - In recent years, questionnaire investigations have typically been used in soundscape studies. However, the subjective results of this method are subject to many weaknesses. Therefore, it is necessary to discover an objective method for evaluating urban soundscapes. This study explored a new method for psychological assessment based on systems of facial expression analysis. The present study used FaceReader 7.1 to measure the facial expressions of 20 participants in a laboratory setting. The recordings and pictures used were taken from typical public urban environments in Harbin, China. The results showed that this objective method performed well in the evaluation of sound sources. Based on this method, some expression details, such as the change from happiness to sadness over time, can be assessed more accurately than with questionnaires. Furthermore, these results demonstrated that facial expression analysis can be used to assess soundscapes, and that urban planners should introduce habitats for birds and areas where there is water to improve comfort in public spaces.
KW - Facial expression analysis
KW - Sound source
KW - Urban soundscape
KW - Valence
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85084161988
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:85084161988
T3 - INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID - 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering
BT - INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID - 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering
A2 - Calvo-Manzano, Antonio
A2 - Delgado, Ana
A2 - Perez-Lopez, Antonio
A2 - Santiago, Jose Salvador
PB - SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE ACUSTICA - Spanish Acoustical Society, SEA
T2 - 48th International Congress and Exhibition on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2019 MADRID
Y2 - 16 June 2019 through 19 June 2019
ER -