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Life & fun · February 1, 2016

An algorithm to automatically turn photos of food into faces

Megabite is a mobile app that automatically turns a photo of your food into a face. Let’s face it, food is more fun when it looks happy. I was playing with my food one lunchtime, and I wonder…

An algorithm to automatically turn photos of food into faces launched on February 1, 2016 with 211 votes, #120 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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Megabite is a mobile app that automatically transforms photos of food into faces by detecting and rearranging individual items on a plate. The app uses image processing to analyze food photos and create cheerful facial expressions from the ingredients. Designed for anyone looking to add playful entertainment to their meals, Megabite combines food photography with algorithmic face creation for a lighthearted dining experience.

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Megabite is a mobile app that automatically turns a photo of your food into a face. Let’s face it, food is more fun when it looks happy. I was playing with my food one lunchtime, and I wondered to myself – would it be possible to automate this process? Solving the big problems right here. This was a great opportunity to play with OpenCV on iOS, and see how the iPhone coped with image processing. You can get the source code here . Megabite works by taking a photo of your plate of food, analysing the image to detect and extract the individual items on the plate, and then rearranging them into something much more interesting. The next step is to identify the individual items on the…from aaronrandall.com

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