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Animation Tool Puts You in the Game

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the what-fun-is-that dept.

Matthew Sparkes writes "A new technique could take a simple body scan and allow a user to upload it and use it as an avatar or game character. Previously an animator would have to create a skeleton inside the model and describe movement capabilities manually. In tests, an inexperienced user could produce the animations in less than 15 minutes."

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  1. Why not just use your Mii on your Wii? by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Informative

    I mean, seriously, how detailed do you need your online character to be? Do you really want that extra 10 pounds of fat - being generous - or your geeky eyes or hair you inherited from your mom?

    Besides, they already do this in Japan.

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