Find your FaceMate? Who would have thought that facial recognition software could be used to find your soul mate based upon your facial features? Christina Bloom, the site founder, recently said, “I believe that people are attracted to people with similar facial features”. Bloom partnered with Face.com to develop an algorithm to match potential matches based on nine unique points on the face. The algorithm focuses on the contour, structure, and proportion of each of these features.
That being said, it begs the question: does it work? Kerri Johnson, an assistant psychology professor at UCLA, said, “there is evidence that general liking improves when people look like you”. Bloom argues this point with her website because the algorithm does not focus in on coloring, hair, size, eye color, etc. To continue with her theory, Bloom believes that chemistry is a fundamental building block to relationships and that the rest will follow. Perhaps, Bloom is onto something with her theory and that Findmyfacemate.com will be the future of online dating.
To date, Bloom’s website has a database of 43,000 faces that are waiting to be matched to their soul mate. Who knows, maybe you are someone’s perfect match?
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This is really interested, along with really weird. I honestly do not know what to think about this. I just don't really think that I am more attracted to people that look like me, kind of creepy. I feel like this might just be some money racket. And really, if it comes down to you having to use this type of dating tactic, what does that say about you? Why does it come down to you having to find a "face match" in order to get a date. Weird.
ReplyDeleteHaha this is pretty funny! The only people I can imagine being attracted to people who look similar are people who "love" themselves. Although, there is research to support this, I do feel that it may only be applicable to those who have a certain vanity. I honestly would not use this if I was single.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the others above that this whole concept is pretty creepy to me and I can't imagine wanting to use the service. I wonder how much evidence they have to support this concept? Are there any statistics on their success rates?
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