Feasibility of Using a Head-Mounted Camera to Capture Dynamic Facial Expressions During Body Movement

In this study, we tested the feasibility of capturing video of facial ­expressions while concurrently capturing motion capture and video of bodily expressions. To collect facial expression data, we used a custom designed head-mount for a video camera that provided images for facial expression microanalysis but did not limit freedom of movement. We assessed the effect of the head-mount on emotion elicitation, emotion recognition, qualitative aspects of body movement, and quantitative aspects of body movement. The results indicate that while the head-mount may slightly constrain arm movement, wearing the head-mounted camera during motion capture is a valid method for collecting facial and bodily data.