IDIAP Head Pose Database

The IDIAP Head-Pose database contains data that can be used to investigate human head pose from video. It combine data from cameras showing one or more heads of participants, as well as information about their head pose, as measured by 3D location and orientation trackers. In October 2003 this head pose video database was built at the IDIAP research institute . The objective was to construct a video database allowing to perform quantitative evaluation of algorithms extracting information related to the head pose of people, such as head tracking and pose estimation algorithms, or focus of attention analysis. Such a database did not exist before (at least publicly).

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.

Of the meetings part, 8 recordings were made available. Of the office part, 15 recordings were made available.

• month: Oct
• url: http://idiap-head-pose-db.sspnet.eu/
• main_author: IDIAP Reserch Institute
• license: Free for non-commercial users
• subjects: 16
• recordings: 8 recordings of meetings; 15 recordings of office tasks
• naturality: mixed
• media: video
• language: no audio recorded
• interaction: either human-machine or groups of 4
• annotation: head pose