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A couple of years ago Logitech introduced a face tracking/video effects software for their most advanced chat web cameras. Logitech explains the technology in the following way:

The Video Effects technology uses Face Tracking to determine the location and/or movement of your face. Video Effects uses this tracking information to either map a Face Accessory over your existing video or completely replace your video with a 3D Avatar that moves based on your actions.

Here is a fun homemade video of some of the video effects.

I am currently considering using Logitech's technology in my project since it offers a fairly easy way to make video chatting more fun for children.