Color-Path: Hair Arrangement Reproduction Support System by Displaying Target Motion in AR

Abstract

Curling irons can create curled hair by heating it. However, because the operation of the curling iron involves six degrees of freedom (6DoF) movements, such as translation and rotation, it is difficult to understand and reproduce by simply watching instructional videos. In this study, we proposed Color-Path, a smart mirror-shaped system that allows users to easily understand how to move a curling iron. The proposed system acquires the moving paths of the curling iron using a camera on a smart mirror and an accelerometer on the curling iron. The system displays the curling iron paths of the target hairstyle on a smart mirror in Augmented Reality (AR). From the evaluation experiments, we confirmed that the system contributed to the reproduction of the moving paths of the curling iron through quantitative evaluation. However, a subjective evaluation showed that our system could not reproduce the appearance of the target hairstyle. The results indicate that the time to heat the hair should be considered.