Crossing the Uncanny Valley

[ImprobabilityDrive]

I recently came across this video of some of the latest motion capture and rendering software for human faces.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4557935.ece

The level of detail and realism is truly spectacular. By paying close attention I was able to notice a few details that seemed a bit off, but without the disclaimer at the beginning I might not have realized that the image wasn't real.

 

[i am a teddy]

Truly spectacular and impressive. I hope they use that system in games soon.

 

[teh hippie]

wow.... i dont think id enjoy a shooter game with those graphics... itd feel like i was really shooting someone

 

[Capt. Zeroth]

I wonder how long it took that to generate 0.0

I think we are still a bit off from using tech like that in video games. Sure, it could be used for cut scenes, but the processing power to generate something like that live is beyond anyone's (practical) price range.