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AlterEgo Facial Animation Studio Launched
Pendulum Studios has launched their facial-animation studio branch: AlterEgo. AlterEgo is also the name of the cutting edge facial mo-cap and animation software that Pendulum has developed and integrated with a handful of other developer studios (Konami, Digital Extremes, Lion Head, THQ, etc.) and projects out there (Silent Hill 5, Dark Sector, Stuntman: Ignition, etc), [...]
Continue reading...Facial Animation Leaps the Uncanny Valley
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Brad Agdern sent in news that a California digital imaging company, Image Metrics, (who produced the animation seen in Grand Theft Auto 4 and who’s homepage has an excellent example of what kind of capture their technology results in) has launched what might be the most accurate facial animation seen to date; possibly jumping the [...]
Continue reading...Motion Capture Technological Evolution
Monday, November 26, 2007
MIT has developed a kick ass new mo-cap technology that involves wearing a suite that emits radio frequencies in addition to recording acceleration and directions of the limbs. This allows for mo-cap in previously unavailable situations, like driving a car, where traditional mo-cap relies on video cameras capturing key points on character’s bodies and faces [...]
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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