Sci/Tech Avatar mirrors users facial expressions in real time.

[tom_mai78101]

Technology which allows a virtual avatar to mirror the facial expressions of a user using only a webcam has lately been making an impression on gamers – as has the fact that the Japanese researchers who developed it naturally saw fit to immediately employ it in mapping themselves to none other than virtual angel Hatsune Miku…

Although Miku fans are naturally more than a little excited, the real impact is sure to be on MMORPGs and other multiplayer titles – promising as it does a great leap forward in how well gamers can expect to interact with creepy guys pretending to be cute girls…

Meanwhile, those whose only care is seeing more of the Miku featured in the video need only head on over to her previous article – how the researchers plan to map her ahegao expression to themselves can only be guessed at.

A New Level of Creepiness: "Now Miku Could Be Anyone..."

Technology which allows a virtual avatar to mirror the facial expressions of a user using only a webcam has lately been making an impression on gamers - as has the fact that the Japanese researchers who developed it naturally saw fit to immediately employ it in mapping themselves to none other than

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[Accname]

Thats pretty impressive. I can see how this can be "the next big thing" in video game graphics in the upcoming decade.

 

[FireCat]

I Just can't say a word ! it's.......

 

[jonadrian619]

Although Miku fans are naturally more than a little excited, the real impact is sure to be on MMORPGs and other multiplayer titles – promising as it does a great leap forward in how well gamers can expect to interact with creepy guys pretending to be cute girls…

dafuq did I just read?

That aside, CG animation would be a breeze to do if that technology would be used.

 

[Fatmankev]

Of course, all his avatars are women.

Otherwise, it'd just be weird.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Everquest already kinda implemented something similar:
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Of course, it is a bit less advanced, but it is still interesting.

 

[rover2341]

This looks really cool, and really creepy at the same time.

 

[Varine]

I have a prototype in my bathroom.

 

[FireCat]

I have a prototype in my bathroom.

Do you have much fun with it?

 

[Varine]

No, I don't usually use it.

 

[FireCat]

No, I don't usually use it.

Hmm why? Doesn't it give you, any funny facial expressions or what?

 

[Varine]

No, but it copies what I do faster than this one does. With better graphics too, the only downside is that it doesn't work on other models.

 

[s3rius]

And in tomorrow's news:
Japan company patents new medium for cyber sex.

 

[camelCase]

Cool and creepy at the same time.
I know of more than a few people that would love to get their hands on this..

 

[FireCat]

I know of more than a few people that would love to get their hands on this..

Why do they want it so badly?

 

[camelCase]

Why do they want it so badly?

Fap fap fap fap

 

[s3rius]

With this new ground-breaking technology companies will arise who will pay fat old men to act like school girls in front of the monitor.
And people shall fap to that.

 

[FireCat]

Eh? ^ That sound kinda creepy! Doesn't it?

 

[Varine]

You've said something is creepy in like every thread recently.

 

[FireCat]

You've said something is creepy in like every thread recently.

Because it is!