Mask-O-Vision is an experimental browser extension for watching movies in the COVID era. It uses face-tracking technology to detect close-ups of unmasked faces onscreen in order to cover them with computer-generated masks. Mask-O-Vision is the first attempt at a proposed solution for Naked Face Shock, the sensation of being startled by a close-up of an unmasked character in a film or television show because the viewer has internalized the danger of visual proximity to unmasked faces.
Learn more at https://maskovision.com
Install via Mozilla Add-Ons
Google is taking a while to accept Mask-O-Vision to the Chrome Web Store, so you'll have to install manually for now. Here's how!
- Download the extension (currently v1.0.1)
- Unzip (uncompress) it
- Type “chrome://extensions” in your location bar and hit Enter/Return
- Click the switch next to “Developer mode” to turn it on
- Click “Load unpacked”
- Find and select the folder you just unzipped
- Click the puzzle piece icon in the upper right corner, then click the thumb pin icon to pin the plugin next to the location bar
- Click the mask icon to start using Mask-O-Vision!
If this is your first time sharing your screen with either of these browsers, an operating system dialogue will pop up asking you to give the browser permission to do so. Afterwards, you will have to restart the browser and go through these steps again. This is annoying for our purposes, but excellent security practice.