Realtime Performance-Based Facial Avatars for Immersive Gameplay
Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper discusses how realtime face tracking and performance-based animation can facilitate new ways of interaction for computer gaming and other online applications. We identify a number of requirements for realtime face capture and animation systems, and show how recent progress in tracking algorithms advances towards satisfying these requirements. Performance-based animation has the potential to significantly enrich the emotional experience of in-game communication through live avatars that are controlled directly by the facial expressions of a recorded user. We briefly outline other potential use scenarios of realtime face tracking systems and conclude with a discussion of future research challenges.
Source: Motion in Games
Author: Mark Pauly
Institution: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Language: English
Topic: Human Motion and Animation
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1970482228