GenFaceUI: Meta-Design of Generative Personalized Facial Expression Interfaces for Intelligent Agents

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Main Authors: Ge, Yate, Tian, Lin, Dai, Yi, Pan, Shuhan, Zhang, Yiwen, Wang, Qi, Guo, Weiwei, Sun, Xiaohua
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Published: 2026
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author Ge, Yate
Tian, Lin
Dai, Yi
Pan, Shuhan
Zhang, Yiwen
Wang, Qi
Guo, Weiwei
Sun, Xiaohua
author_facet Ge, Yate
Tian, Lin
Dai, Yi
Pan, Shuhan
Zhang, Yiwen
Wang, Qi
Guo, Weiwei
Sun, Xiaohua
contents This work investigates generative facial expression interfaces for intelligent agents from a meta-design perspective. We propose the Generative Personalized Facial Expression Interface (GPFEI) framework, which organizes rule-bounded spaces, character identity, and context--expression mapping to address challenges of control, coherence, and alignment in run-time facial expression generation. To operationalize this framework, we developed GenFaceUI, a proof-of-concept tool that enables designers to create templates, apply semantic tags, define rules, and iteratively test outcomes. We evaluated the tool through a qualitative study with twelve designers. The results show perceived gains in controllability and consistency, while revealing needs for structured visual mechanisms and lightweight explanations. These findings provide a conceptual framework, a proof-of-concept tool, and empirical insights that highlight both opportunities and challenges for advancing generative facial expression interfaces within a broader meta-design paradigm.
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spellingShingle GenFaceUI: Meta-Design of Generative Personalized Facial Expression Interfaces for Intelligent Agents
Ge, Yate
Tian, Lin
Dai, Yi
Pan, Shuhan
Zhang, Yiwen
Wang, Qi
Guo, Weiwei
Sun, Xiaohua
Human-Computer Interaction
H.5.2; I.2.0
This work investigates generative facial expression interfaces for intelligent agents from a meta-design perspective. We propose the Generative Personalized Facial Expression Interface (GPFEI) framework, which organizes rule-bounded spaces, character identity, and context--expression mapping to address challenges of control, coherence, and alignment in run-time facial expression generation. To operationalize this framework, we developed GenFaceUI, a proof-of-concept tool that enables designers to create templates, apply semantic tags, define rules, and iteratively test outcomes. We evaluated the tool through a qualitative study with twelve designers. The results show perceived gains in controllability and consistency, while revealing needs for structured visual mechanisms and lightweight explanations. These findings provide a conceptual framework, a proof-of-concept tool, and empirical insights that highlight both opportunities and challenges for advancing generative facial expression interfaces within a broader meta-design paradigm.
title GenFaceUI: Meta-Design of Generative Personalized Facial Expression Interfaces for Intelligent Agents
topic Human-Computer Interaction
H.5.2; I.2.0
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11055