Abstract: Audio-driven 3D facial animation is crucial for enhancing the metaverse's realism, immersion, and interactivity. While most existing methods focus on generating highly realistic and lively ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Animation isn’t just for kids, and the too-overlooked art form has plenty of merit for viewers of ...

Generative AI is poised to reshape the supply of premium screen content, with VP of Chinese online media giant Tencent and CEO of Tencent Video Sun Zhonghuai forecasting that as much as a third of ...

From “The Simpsons” to “Daria,” the cohort saw cartoons transformed into an art form. By James Poniewozik I DIDN’T REALLY watch TV in college. This was not a matter of snobbery; I reserved that for ...

Zootopia 2 doesn't quite hit as hard as the first one and meanders a bit with its story, but it's a solid entry from Disney Animation that doesn't treat the youngest in the audience like they're ...

The Stellar Swordmaster by Hong Dae Ui, juno, and Q10 – The so-called "Lighthouse of the North," the prosperous trading town of Schoarra, hides a dark underbelly: seedy slums ruled by five ruthless ...

Webtoon Entertainment is set to enter a deal with Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce a slate of 10 fan-favorite Webtoon series for global distribution. The partnership is a “significant expansion of ...

When animator Stefan Gruber was eight, they saw a dog run across a wall, not in real life, but in Jules Engel’s hand-drawn short “Accident,” projected during a Pioneer Square art walk. That was the ...

TL;DR: Creative revives its iconic Sound Blaster brand with the Sound Blaster Re:Imagine, a modular audio hub featuring AI-powered apps, studio-grade 32-bit/384 kHz playback, and versatile ...

Embark on a magical journey through Azeroth with our exclusive in-game preview of the Kul Tiran Moonkin Form, part of the Battle for Azeroth expansion! Witness the stunning animations and unique ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's Audio2Face technology uses generative AI to create realistic 3D facial animations from speech audio, capturing emotion and intonation for lifelike digital characters. Open-sourced with ...