It's funny, I remember reading somewhere that research on Computer Graphics, rendering specifically, is 'solved' because photorealism had been accomplished. Wh

It's funny, I remember reading somewhere that research on Computer Graphics, rendering specifically, is 'solved' because photorealism had been accomplished. What had been omitted though was that efficient photorealistic rendering, as well as the visual elements that human perception instantly picks up on such as material(s) translucency, lighting/shadows, and as you've already mentioned animations (and the bigger challenge of facial expressions!) is what everyone's after. And what we have at the OP is indeed impressive work, which still looks artificial. Contrary to the critique of the comments so far, and outside the graphics research interpretation, this isn't something necessarily negative imo. I like video games that preserve a few elements of non-photorealism.