In Rocket World with our class
Fundamentals of synthetic humans, Moore’s Law, and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) audio
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Rendering
GPU - graphics processing unit for 3D acceleration
Fake or Foto?
Taking the test - it was very hard to tell if it was real or computer graphic generated - amazing!
Rise of 'synthespians' (Christian Science Monitor) article
Andy Serkis plays behind Gollum from the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Synthespian stars - can they be nominated for an Oscar even though they are computer generated (CG) is very neat stuff.
Uncanny Valley - where robots look ALMOST but not perfectly like a human and until there is a point of where there is a revulsion.
Video 1- The Uncanny Valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdAIPoh8a4
Uncanny Valley - where robots look ALMOST but not perfectly like a human and until there is a point of where there is a revulsion.
Video 1- The Uncanny Valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdAIPoh8a4
Video 4- Video Games & The Uncanny Valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTAJBQSm10
Video 5- Look familiar? James May Gemenoid Robot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAO_DTeoVm8
Video 6- How about this guy? Einstein the Robot with Facial Expressions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNA4NG48uQ
Video 11- Keep in mind that even robots get lonely. Pets are just the ticket:
Video A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINc1mV-L8Y
Video A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINc1mV-L8Y
WOW Classwork - I'm a skullcrusher in Mike's Group
Entering WOW
WOW installing my non-critical updates
Invited into the group by Mike
Now in the Group
COOL STUFF!!! :-)
Mike's a great leader! In WOW with our group.
All saying "hi" in the chat
Mike - with a star so we recognize him...
I'm with Jeewoo and Guy
I'm dancing after choosing /dance in the chat:
Wow Achievement
Dark Moon Fair
Wow Riding Pony
10) Click here to open the Synthetic Humans webpage use in combination with the audio file below (see Step #11 below).
11) Audio about digital synthetic humans as reviewing materials provided on the Synthetic Humans webpage above (Step #10 above).
Audio Information:
MOCAP - motion capture. Smeagol - a humanoid - on high end desktop - you would get the same quality as Smeagol in Lord of the Rings. Technology for real time has advanced so fast, that even desktops can have real time Smeagol on your computer today. Uncanny Valley - term developed by robotists. We accept robots like r2d2 as they are clearly not like humans. Then we accept as they are close to humans, but if they are just like humans then we don't really like them so much. We are sensitive to human beings. If you get close enough to a human and have things missing - not exactly - then we don't like this very much, and makes us uneasy - we feel "uncanny." The gap between being human and not exactly perfect is the uncanny feeling part - the uncanny valley. Synthetic humans are approaching the "uncanny valley." Sopranos - Tony's mother is in hospital. Because she died before the scene - she is a 3D version. They finished the scene with a synthetic human - an illusion we see on the film. Gladiator - the trainer - there is a battle scene and he is killed. He was unable to finish the scene - so since they had enough film of him, they created a digigital human (synthetic) to finish the movie. Digital humans in movies - we don't sense the uncanny valley if the artists are good enough. The Sopranos and the Gladiator are examples of humans and synthetic together and we didn't even know. We are at the point where we cannot tell if real like or synthetics are utilized in movies. It is very hard to tell as the synthetics are very compellingly realistic. A true immersive environment.
FaceGen Modeller - http://www.facegen.com/modeller.htm
MOCAP - motion capture. Smeagol - a humanoid - on high end desktop - you would get the same quality as Smeagol in Lord of the Rings. Technology for real time has advanced so fast, that even desktops can have real time Smeagol on your computer today. Uncanny Valley - term developed by robotists. We accept robots like r2d2 as they are clearly not like humans. Then we accept as they are close to humans, but if they are just like humans then we don't really like them so much. We are sensitive to human beings. If you get close enough to a human and have things missing - not exactly - then we don't like this very much, and makes us uneasy - we feel "uncanny." The gap between being human and not exactly perfect is the uncanny feeling part - the uncanny valley. Synthetic humans are approaching the "uncanny valley." Sopranos - Tony's mother is in hospital. Because she died before the scene - she is a 3D version. They finished the scene with a synthetic human - an illusion we see on the film. Gladiator - the trainer - there is a battle scene and he is killed. He was unable to finish the scene - so since they had enough film of him, they created a digigital human (synthetic) to finish the movie. Digital humans in movies - we don't sense the uncanny valley if the artists are good enough. The Sopranos and the Gladiator are examples of humans and synthetic together and we didn't even know. We are at the point where we cannot tell if real like or synthetics are utilized in movies. It is very hard to tell as the synthetics are very compellingly realistic. A true immersive environment.
Synthetic Humans
Step 1:FaceGen Modeller - http://www.facegen.com/modeller.htm
FaceGen Model Examples - http://www.facegen.com/photofit_samples.htm
Just having a face isn't enough - you need a voice and need to be able to animate.
Just having a face isn't enough - you need a voice and need to be able to animate.
Step 2: FaceRobot - a new tool that allows very powerful animation for humans. The Face Robot videos below show some
examples of what can be done to bring faces to life with
movement (a cartoonish looking guy is used for these demos, but the
technology can be applied to any synthetic face such as those shown
above). Notice that Face Robot is no longer a stand-alone software
product; it is build into more comprehensive 3D authoring tools. It's
still helpful, however, to see the types of things that can be done with
digital face manipulation software such as this:
- Face Robot #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8JnDPlpSI
- Face Robot #2 - using Face Robot : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCC4ROKrf8I
- Face Robot #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t8eIKN3eUk
- Face Robot #4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOO6Vv-i04Q
12) Click here [or listen to this mirror] to hear me: a) summarize how a new generation of realtime 3D face and body animation tools that was ushered in by Face Robot and a few other ground-breaking tools in and around the year 2005 and, b) the homework assignments to do for next week. Note that the homework assignments are listed on the Synthetic Humans webpage above (Step #10). [10 minutes]
VRML - virtual reality to happen within the web browser, not outside like we have been working on.
For homework this is what you are going to be doing. Take screenshots on your blog for virtual John and facegen modeling.
Assignment - step 1- install plugin bit manager contact - install and run - gives browser capability of viewing 3D capabilities.
Then download John 3D head - character to your desktop .wrl(short for world) Can drag and drop into browser. You will see bitmap image that has his head. Is a strange looking face, but unwrapped - flat and 2D, but meant to go around a 3D feature. But, you can still edit things on him.
Assignment 2
download facegen modeling - taking screenshots of yourself making animations. You can make angry and sad, etc. The trick is getting the software installed. And it only runs on windows.
Do MoCap and Lip Syncing for homework.
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