Academia Archives - Game Anim

Robust Solving Of Optical Motion Capture Data By Denoising

June 4th, 2018

Ubisoft's 'La Forge' initiative produces its first usable outcome to automatically clean mocap errors via machine learning. Read the paper here. https://w...

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DeepMimic: Example-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning Of Physics-Based Character Skills

April 14th, 2018

DeepMimic: Example-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning of Physics-Based Character Skills. This is really funny when used without the reference motion. "A longst...

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DeepLoco: Dynamic Locomotion Skills Using Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning

February 3rd, 2018

This paper from The University of British Columbia students Xue Bin Peng, Glen Berseth, Kangkang Yin & Michiel van de Panne shows a character learning locom...

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Nvidia & Remedy: Neural Networked Facial Animation

August 14th, 2017

Quantum Break developer Remedy is working with Nvidia to help create this new machine-learning approach to solving animation from video input to 3D output modif...

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Facial Retargeting With Automatic Range Of Motion Alignment

June 26th, 2017

This new approach aims to overcome the limitations inherent with capturing motion from actors that don't physically resemble the faces of the characters they're...

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Simulation-Ready Hair Capture

June 4th, 2017

From Disney Research comes this unique approach to capturing properties and parameters of hair motion rather than the motion itself. "Physical simulation has l...

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Phase-Functioned Neural Networks For Character Control

May 2nd, 2017

This exciting research from Daniel Holden, (University of Edinburgh), Taku Komura, (University of Edinburgh) & Jun Saito, (Method Studios) presents a machin...

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Real Time Physics Based Motion Capture With Sparse Sensors

December 30th, 2016

"A small number of sensors leaves the performer unencumbered by not requiring dense coverage of the body. An inverse dynamics solver and physics-based body mode...

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Guided Learning Of Control Graphs For Physics-Based Characters

December 10th, 2016

While unresponsive to control, this shows a good mix of physics layered on top of bespoke motion capture clips and impressive transitions when the action is adv...

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Fusion4D: Real-time Performance Capture of Challenging Scenes

November 12th, 2016

Amazing motion capture of meshes that are constantly retopologizing and therefore able to handle changes such as removing clothing gracefully. "We contribute...

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Motion Graphs For Unstructured Textured Meshes

July 19th, 2016

Essentially motion-matching on motion-captured meshes rather than rigged skeletons. Like L.A. Noire for the full body. "We analyze these unstructured mesh se...

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Capturing And Animating Skin Deformation In Human Motion

July 4th, 2016

A novel approach to motion capture that includes secondary motion. "During dynamic activities, the surface of the human body moves in many subtle but visuall...

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Features

Interactive Cinematics In Uncharted 4

The Last Guardian: Procedural Animation

Animation Exchange 2017

Making Of

How Blizzard Created Warcraft III’s Classic Cinematics

Detroit: Become Human – Mocap Behind-The-Scenes

Prince Of Persia (2008) Animation Behind The Scenes

Learn

Game Animator: No Mom I’m Not A Graphic Designer

Creating 2D Characters In A 3D World

Nina Fricker: Insomniac Games Lead Technical Animator

Disciplines

Unreal Animation Blueprint Setup And Walkthrough

Facial Capture for iPhoneX

Epic’s Siren Real-Time Performance

Misc.

The Video Game Animation Awards 2018

Overwatch Trace & Bake Stop Motion Promo

Sonic The Hedgehog: Animation Sketches

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