Nvidia and Remedy use neural networks for eerily good facial animation

[Phynaz]

Article at Ars...

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/nvidia-remedy-neural-network-facial-animation/

After the system has been trained it can perform facial animation just from wav files. Remedy says it frees up 80% of game animators time.

 

[nathanddrews]

Facial animation? I thought we already mastered liquid physics...

*ahem*

 

[Tup3x]

Facial animation? I thought we already mastered liquid physics...

*ahem*

 

[Krteq]

Interesting, thx for sharing.

So, hopefully no more ME: Andromeda facial animation fails, that sounds good.

 

[MajinCry]

Bethesda has something similar; record your voice, and the engine generates bone animation data from the resultant .wav.

 

[Jason Ives]

Hoooooo Leeeeeee Sh......................

 

[ozzy702]

Very impressive.

 

[Arachnotronic]

Article at Ars...

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/08/nvidia-remedy-neural-network-facial-animation/

After the system has been trained it can perform facial animation just from wav files. Remedy says it frees up 80% of game animators time.

If only Remedy could make a Max Payne 4, I would be so, so happy. Rockstar totally messed up Max Payne 3

 

[Tweak155]

If only Remedy could make a Max Payne 4, I would be so, so happy. Rockstar totally messed up Max Payne 3

Huh? I liked Max Payne 3... yeah not as good of a setting as MP 1 & 2, but it was good in its own right.

 

[Arachnotronic]

Huh? I liked Max Payne 3... yeah not as good of a setting as MP 1 & 2, but it was good in its own right.

The Remedy ones were on a totally different level, IMHO.

 

[Tweak155]

The Remedy ones were on a totally different level, IMHO.

Yeah the first 2 were definitely better with story & atmosphere no doubt. I just don't think that makes MP3 a bad game I guess... just not as good of a game!

Either way, I'd be down for a fourth!!