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Rivian R1T showcases Unreal Engine 5's potential in Epic Games demo.

Epic Games showcased the latest capabilities of its Unreal Engine 5 with new demos during its recent State of Unreal keynote at GDC 2023. The demos included a new tool called MetaHuman Animator, which allows indie developers to use an iPhone to capture facial performances for realistic facial capture. Epic also showed off enhancements coming to Unreal Engine 5.2 with a demo featuring a digital recreation of Rivian's R1T electric truck, showcasing UE 5's new Substrate shading system and Procedural Content Generation tools. The first UE5 games are expected to arrive later this year.

via Engadget|

#epic-games #gaming-technology #metahuman-animator

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Epic Games' Metahuman Animator Brings Realistic Facial Animation to iPhones.

Epic Games has unveiled Metahuman Animator, a new module of its Metahuman platform that eliminates the need for bespoke facial motion capture technology, making it possible to accomplish with only an iPhone. The software generates nuanced and polished facial animation output through Unreal Engine, providing a framework that animators can further tweak and refine. Metahuman Animator is planned for release in the next few months and could be a game changer for the gaming and series industry.

via Cartoon Brew|

#epic-games #facial-animation #lip-sync

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Epic Games' New Motion-Capture Animation Tech Creates Terrifyingly Realistic 'Meta Humans' on iPhone

Epic Games has unveiled the next-gen version of its MetaHuman avatar tool, the MetaHuman Animator, which allows creators to easily animate the facial expressions of high-quality avatars using motion capture technology, even with just smartphone video. The tool is powered by a machine-learning algorithm and a large database of face-capture data, much of which was likely gathered through Epic's acquisitions of motion capture and facial animation firms. The MetaHuman Animator is set to launch this summer and will be accessible to everyone.

via Futurism|

#facial-animation #metahuman-animator #motion-capture

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Unreal Engine 5.2 and Future Xbox Games: State of Unreal 2023 Recap.

Epic Games unveiled the latest updates for Unreal Engine at the State of Unreal event, including the Unreal Editor for Fortnite, which allows players to develop their own games inside the popular Battle Royale. The company also showcased how Ninja Theory is using MetaHuman Animator to provide realistic facial animations on its characters in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. Unreal Engine 5.2 will introduce the Procedural Content Generation Framework (PCG) and Substrate, offering more control over the look and feel of objects used in real-time applications. Epic also announced the consolidation of its digital asset stores into one huge marketplace called Fab and the launch of Creator Economy 2.0, which will allow Fortnite Island creators to receive more money based on engagement.

via IGN|

#creator-economy-20 #fortnite #gaming