Mimikresonanz® WOCS
Train objective facial expression observation
In this course, the precise observation of facial movements takes center stage – completely detached from interpretation or evaluation. You will learn to perceive subtle changes in the face purely objectively and to reliably distinguish common confusion patterns in facial movements. In doing so, you sharpen your perception of the structural patterns of facial expressions and minimize perception errors such as confirmation bias.
A central component of WOCS training is the exploration of the anatomy of the facial musculature.
By understanding muscle actions, muscle bulges, and the resulting wrinkle patterns, you gain a new, in-depth perspective on human facial expression. This enables you to identify movements more clearly, infer the underlying facial signal units more precisely – and, as a result, more reliably recognize the emotions these movements may indicate.
By understanding muscle actions, muscle bulges, and the resulting wrinkle patterns, you gain a new, in-depth perspective on human facial expression. This enables you to identify movements more clearly, infer the underlying facial signal units more precisely – and, as a result, more reliably recognize the emotions these movements may indicate.
The WOCS training offers a unique combination of systematic movement analysis, anatomical insight, and varied practice modules – realistic, practical, and free of recognition effects.
Course Features
Structured Learning Module for Movement Analysis
Learn to break facial movements down into clearly defined signal units and describe them objectively – independent of emotional interpretations.
Learn to break facial movements down into clearly defined signal units and describe them objectively – independent of emotional interpretations.
Deepened Understanding of Facial Anatomy
Discover how muscle actions, wrinkle patterns, and micro-movements interact. The anatomical perspective gives you a more precise view of movement and improves your ability to clearly recognize subtle and complex facial changes.
Discover how muscle actions, wrinkle patterns, and micro-movements interact. The anatomical perspective gives you a more precise view of movement and improves your ability to clearly recognize subtle and complex facial changes.
Animated Examples & Video Material
Animations and videos illustrate typical movement sequences, muscle activations, and dynamic shifts across different intensity levels – realistic and easy to follow.
Animations and videos illustrate typical movement sequences, muscle activations, and dynamic shifts across different intensity levels – realistic and easy to follow.
2632 Training Images – expandable to over 51000
You will initially have access to 2632 high-quality, curated training images. With extension modules, you can expand your training material to more than 51000 images – including profile views (45° and 90°).
Intercultural Training
Start with 14 personas and expand to 64 intercultural personas to confidently perceive facial movement patterns across diverse face types.
You will initially have access to 2632 high-quality, curated training images. With extension modules, you can expand your training material to more than 51000 images – including profile views (45° and 90°).
Intercultural Training
Start with 14 personas and expand to 64 intercultural personas to confidently perceive facial movement patterns across diverse face types.
Individually Adjustable Speed
Adjust the speed of movement sequences to first analyze subtle changes slowly and later recognize them at everyday-realistic speeds.
Adjust the speed of movement sequences to first analyze subtle changes slowly and later recognize them at everyday-realistic speeds.
No Recognition Effect
All practice sequences are designed to avoid habituation effects – ideal for unbiased, objective perception training.
All practice sequences are designed to avoid habituation effects – ideal for unbiased, objective perception training.
Focus Exercises for Commonly Confused Movement Patterns
Train typical confusion patterns in purely facial movements – for example, different eyebrow positions, eyelid movements, mouth and lip actions, or minimal bulges and asymmetries.
Train typical confusion patterns in purely facial movements – for example, different eyebrow positions, eyelid movements, mouth and lip actions, or minimal bulges and asymmetries.
Free Practice Editor
Create individualized training sets to deepen exactly those movement patterns in which you want to further sharpen your observational skills.
Create individualized training sets to deepen exactly those movement patterns in which you want to further sharpen your observational skills.
Personas
In this course you will get acquainted with the following personas (and 16 others).
Difficulty Level
Expert
Prerequisite
no prerequisites
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