Mona's in a mood again
14 July 2015 - 02:13
A new interactive version of the Mona Lisa allows her to replace her enigmatic smile with a frown, pucker her lips and follow viewers' movements with her eyes. The digital "Living Mona Lisa", which employs artificial intelligence technology, was produced by a team of 40 French technicians and artists.Florent Aziosmanoff, the originator of the interactive version, said the idea was to convert the Mona Lisa into a modern format: "Leonardo da Vinci tried to make her come alive, so it's appropriate we've taken it a few steps further."The new Mona Lisa picks up viewers' movements, allowing her to react "according to her mood", said Jean-Claude Heudin, the head of the Paris Internet and Multimedia Institute. ..
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