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About this paper
Toby Chong, Nolwenn Maudet, Katsuki Harima, Takeo Igarashi
Researchers explored whether Automatic Gender Recognition (AGR) technology could support transgender individuals' gender expression in non-Western cultural contexts like Japan. They developed "Flying Colors," a virtual makeup system, and found that participants perceived it as a confidential tool for makeup exploration and validated its unique "blameability" feature for mitigating emotional distress.
Key insights
- Automatic Gender Recognition (AGR) systems, when designed with user agency and strict privacy, can be appropriated as confidential, consistent, and "blameable" tools that positively support transgender individuals in their gender expression.
- The cultural context is critical, as the desire for "passing" in Japan is strongly motivated by avoiding discrimination, leading to a high value placed on private and reliable technological support.
- Providing feedback as the *change* in passing score (makeup feedback) rather than an absolute passing score is crucial for user comfort, making the system less provoking and fostering a safer exploratory environment.
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