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This demo is doubly amazing: First, the obviously impressive (and slightly unsettling in its implications) manipulation of the target face, but second, the fact
by mortenjorck 11y ago
This demo is doubly amazing: First, the obviously impressive (and slightly unsettling in its implications) manipulation of the target face, but second, the fact that this is all being done with a single RGB camera.
Consider the massive rig required to perform the at-the-time groundbreaking performance capture for the game L.A. Noire: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--y6fmsAIU--/18mijbcsmp01ijpg.jpg http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--y6fmsAIU... This is how far computer vision has come in five years.
- rawnlq 11y agoIn terms of gaming applications this could be huge for virtual reality avatars. You can still be anonymous but still convey facial expressions with a webcam!
- scoot 11y agoI'm curious how you think a webcam will be able to read your facial expression when you have a VR headset on you face.
- toisanji 11y agosmaller vr rigs should just cover the eyes. or maybe there is a small camera hanging under the vr rig to capture face elements.
- greeneggs 11y agoThis research uses a camera to capture the mouth area and strain sensors for the upper face (that part can obviously be improved). http://www.hao-li.com/Hao_Li/Hao_Li_-_publications_%5BFacial_Performance_Sensing_Head-Mounted_Display%5D.html http://www.hao-li.com/Hao_Li/Hao_Li_-_publications_%5BFacial...