computer animation
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Sony’s Smartphone Motion Tracking System Will Be Available to Americans for $US449
After debuting in Japan, earlier this year, Sony is finally ready to bring Mocopi — the company’s smartphone-based wearable motion-tracking system — to the U.S., and while it arrives with a slight price bump, it’s still a far more affordable alternative to building an entire mocap studio or surrounding a room in sensors. Motion capture,…
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After Millions Of Trials, These Simulated Humans Learned To Do Perfect Backflips And Cartwheels
Using well-established machine learning techniques, researchers from University of California, Berkeley have taught simulated humanoids to perform over 25 natural motions, from somersaults and cartwheels through to high leg kicks and breakdancing. The technique could lead to more realistic video gameplay and more agile robots.
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Hell Is This Explosion Of Endless Emoji
If you have a love/hate relationship with emoji (or just hate), this 3D animation test by digital artist Alberto Moss might make you feel… happy? anxious? I don’t know, but there’s probably an emoji to describe it.