Technical Function: 3D facial mesh-deformation tracking (68+ landmarks) to analyze micro-expression mirroring and joint-attention latency.

How/What it Helps: Provides a low-stakes, “Safe-Harbor” simulation for practicing social-emotional reciprocity, reducing the cortisol-spike of real-world social demands.

In-Person Improvement: Pre-conditions social “muscle memory” in simulation, allowing in-person social groups to focus on nuance rather than basic social survival.