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Automatic Machinima News-Broadcasting

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the almost-listenable dept.

MattSparkes writes "Researchers claim to have produced software that automatically generates timely video news bulletins, presented by computer-animated characters, which could revolutionise current affairs broadcasting. The system, called News at Seven, takes RSS news feeds and does some formatting before passing it to an avatar from Half-Life 2 to read out. Based on keywords, the system also draws in video from YouTube and images from Flickr to supplement the speech."

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  1. Re:Skeptical by LostCluster · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ananova was an automated presentation system, but she/it read from scripts generated by humans.

  2. Links by martyb · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here are some links for your viewing pleasure:


    news at seven home page

    Video Demonstration of News at Seven - 10/16/06 (.wmv - 24Mb)

    Video Demonstration of News at Seven Celebrity News - 10/16/06 (.wmv - 25Mb)

    Video Demonstration of News at Seven Science News - 10/16/06 (.wmv - 12Mb)

    News at Seven on the ABC News Tonight podcast.

    Video demonstration of News At Seven.
  3. Re:i wonder by Silver+Sloth · · Score: 2, Informative
    Most people aren't worth relating to
    When the scared little boy comes out from behind that wall of 'superiority' that he has put in front of him he'll find that people, all people, is what it's all about.
    --
    init 11 - for when you need that edge.