Dear Chris,
Good point. As a matter of detail, in terms of the preferred aesthetics of
faces (combined, compounded or morphed) it seems to be _exactly_ the
mathematical average that is used (New Scientist 2 Oct 2004 and 22 Feb
1992). There are claims that compounding helps increase 'beauty' by
increasing complexity and that people have an preference for increased
complexity of facial detail. An empirical touchstone is model agencies
apparently preferred photos of potential models whose faces had been
digitally modified in this way.
Cheers
Terry
>I don't think there is any suggestion that this "average" follows the rules
of mathematical averages, I put it in quotes to indicate that it's a kind of
rhetorical gadget.
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