What can I use FaceReader for?
From psychology to education, consumer behavior, or infant research, facial expressions provide you valuable insights into human emotions. With FaceReader, you can explore how people feel and react in real time, across settings like classrooms, usability labs, test facilities, or developmental labs working with infants.
The software helps you uncover hidden emotional patterns and connect facial expressions to behavior, decisions, and experiences in a fast, reliable way.
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FaceReader applications
Emotion analysis
Emotions influence our behavior - from deciding what to eat and whether to buy a product to our interactions with others. Including emotion analysis in your research helps you to gain more insights in these complex behaviors.
Psychology research
Researchers in the field of psychology study different aspects of human behavior. This includes topics such as children's development, parent-child interaction, mental disorders, and much more.
Consumer behavior
Consumer behavior research is focused on learning how people make decisions. This type of research provides key insights in consumer preferences and buying behaviors.
Neuroscience
Neuroscience research is a multidisciplinary field. Researchers investigate the structure, function, and development of the nervous system, with a particular focus on the brain. This type of research drives advancements in medicine, including therapies for neurological disorders.
User experience & human factors
User experience research is focused on improving the overall experience when using a product or service, such as websites or apps. In the field of human factors, researchers aim to optimize the design of products, processes, and systems to improve safety and productivity.
Baby FaceReader
Baby FaceReader is a tool for automated facial expression analysis for infants between 6 and 24 months old. It's based on the Baby Facial Action Coding System (Baby FACS) and includes 14 Action Units that are specific for infants.
Study infant emotions
Use Baby FaceReader to study responses to sensory stimuli, parent-child interactions, cognitive information processing, expressive behaviors in different situations, and more. Its objective measurements help you capture early emotional patterns and link them to cognitive and social development.
Download leafletHow to use eye tracking with FaceReader
Free white paper
Observe eye movements, gaze, and facial expressions to add substantial power to your research. In this white paper, you'll learn:
- How non-verbal responses provide new information about attention and emotion
- How to gain valuable insights into user experience, customer preferences, and appreciation
- How to use eye tracking technology in combination with FaceReaderTM
Studying user behavior with FaceReader
The Social Media Lab in Mons, Belgium brings people from different disciplines together. From communication and marketing to journalism, computer science and more.
Studying user experiences
Researchers at the Social Media Lab analyze how users interact with social media. This helps companies to identify their customers' needs and implement new tools.
Discover how FaceReader benefits their research!
Why should I use FaceReader?
FaceReader is fast, flexible, objective, accurate, and easy to use. Want to learn more about the benefits for your research project? Discover why professionals from over 1,000 universities, research, and companies choose FaceReader.
How do I use FaceReader?
Learn more about the different ways to use FaceReader, as well as the best ways to set up your system. For example, you can work with different input sources, create your own expressions, and choose the license that works for you.
Learn more about FaceReader
Discover in-depth information about how to use FaceReader and learn how others benefit from the software. You'll also find relevant publications, as well as product overviews for your research area.
How do I expand my FaceReader setup?
FaceReader offers three flexible packages: Essential, Advanced, and Premium. Designed to match your research needs. Start with core emotion analysis and scale up to advanced features, multi-user access, and comprehensive tools as your projects grow.
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