A eye-catching VR demonstration at SIGGRAPH last week displayed the very latest capabilities in human facial capture.
Mike Seymour from fxguide donned a facial capture rig and communicated with a series of interview subjects over the course of the computer graphics conference. Seymour’s visage was transferred onto an avatar in real-time and a highly realistic digital version of him interviewed the subject while the interviewee wore a VR headset. Producing the mixed reality experience was said to be “nine high-end graphics computers run synced versions of Unreal Engine allowing for the highest quality real-time digital human avatars.”
Source: SIGGRAPH 2017: Real-Time Facial Capture Moves Forward With ‘Meet Mike’
