Database overview

The database was built to allow quantitative performance evaluation in natural settings and conditions of head and gaze activity analysis algorithms, like head tracking, head pose estimation, or visual focus of attention estimation.

The database comprises two sets of video involving people engaged in natural activities. In the first one, people are participating in meetings and are debating statements displayed on a screen. In the second set, persons are performing some tasks in their office. In all cases, the head pose of people is continuously annotated thanks to the use of a 3D location and orientation magnetic trackers called flock of birds. In both sets, the head pose of 16 different persons has been recorded.

The website http://www.idiap.ch/dataset/headpose provides more details about the data like the recording set-ups, the camera calibration, the annotated information or the file format.

Getting the data

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