arXiv Computer Vision By Aleksandr Evgrashin, Carolin Schmitt, Timo L\"ubbing, Ashutosh Jha, Buket Naz Zeren, Sophie K. Bauer, Johannes Kopf-Beck, Anton K. G. Marx, Anamaria Semm, G\"okce Erg\"un, Senya Polikovsky

NICE Toolbox: Nonverbal Interpersonal Communication Exploration Toolbox

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The NICE Toolbox is a free, open‑source Python framework that automatically measures nonverbal communication signals such as posture, gesture, gaze, facial expression, and speech. It integrates state‑of‑the‑art computer vision and speech‑processing methods into a single package, supporting multi‑camera setups, interchangeable detection algorithms, 2D and 3D visualisation, custom data evaluation, and export to third‑party software. The tool aims to make data exploration of interpersonal communication signals scalable, reproducible, and accessible for psychological research.

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