This looks really promising! Currently out for folks with iPhone only, the app is available for purchase from iOS store. A free trial version would have been better for testing purpose. Check it out here.
MoCap
Project Ryan by Agora Image
Project Ryan by Agora Image. I would like to congratulation one of my talented student Mohamed Dorgam and his team at Agora Image, Egypt for this achievement! CGI breakdown and making here.
Next-Gen Digital Human Performance by Andy Serkis
It’s what they are calling volumetric capture, reconstruction and compression technology… in-other words a fancy term for state of the art facial 3D scan and motion capture integration algorithm. Digital humans have now crossed the uncanny valley and future looks promising with all the new hardware and tool-set. Lot of the credit goes to developers and artist behind the scene! Learn more here.
Vicon Siren first look at GDC 2018.
Dynamixyz Facial Motion Capture Training Workshop
Dynamixyz Facial Motion Capture from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.
Check out our latest facial motion capture performance animation using Dynamixyz toolset. Dynamixyz’s Performer Solution is an award-winning video-based markerless facial capture and analysis solution for films and games. Now you can learn to create High-End Facial Animations on your Own with Dynamixyz software at Puppeteer Lounge. Check out our mini workshops for more detail!
Kudos to Dynamixyz team! 🙂
iPhone X Realtime 3D Character Animation by Jimmy Gunawan
DEMO / Using iPhone X to stream real time facial animation data into Blender from Jimmy Gunawan on Vimeo.
Good experimentation by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Jimmy Gunawan with real-time facial motion capture using iPhoneX. We are looking forward to collaborate with him on creation a training workshop to go over these setup! 🙂
The Art of VR – Sotheby’s Exhibit by MacInnes Scott
Real-time facial motion capture and rendering technology interpolating visitor’s facial expression to animate photo-real digital avatars of President Obama and Trump.
Facial Motion Capture Setup Demo by Veronica Morera
Facial Motion Capture Setup Demo by student Veronica Morera from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.
Facial motion capture setup demo by student Veronica Morera. Beautifully done!
Watch Facial MoCap on a realistic rig at 1 min mark on video below.
Homemade Face MoCap Veronica Morera
Check out the facial motion capture experiment done by Puppeteer Lounge student Vero Morera. Well done 🙂
FaceRig Unveiling Video – English
This looks very promising. Check it out and share it around!
Facial Puppetry
Brilliant facial tracking techniques. The project aims at developing methods that enable natural communication over a distance without revealing one’s identity!