It seems that just about everybody’s been working on new face rendering technology. We’ve seen creepy CGI faces from Nvidia, and creepy old faces from Quantic Dream. Now take a gander at Activision’s new real-time face-rendering tech, which they showed off at GDC this week.
Take a look:
Now the interesting thing here is that unlike other demoes, this isn’t running on some pie-in-the-sky supercomputer; according to Activision it’s running on a two year old laptop. they say that on a GeForce GTX 680, in DirectX 11, this all works at up to 180 fps.
“We will show how each detail is the secret for achieving reality. For us, the challenge goes beyond entertaining; it’s more about creating a medium for better expressing emotions, and reaching the feelings of the players,” said Activision tech director Jorge Jimenez in a blog post
It’s really pretty impressive, though worth pointing out that while this all runs right now, there’s little chance of it showing up in a game soon; this is done without things like physics, or well, game. and of course, there’s the lack of hair.
The most surprising thing of all, of course, is that Activision’s actually got some new tech.
Last Updated: March 28, 2013
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 28, 2013 at 12:04
These floating heads are starting to creep me out. It’s all I dream about lately. Surreal floaty heads mumbling randomly at me. Quite disturbing really
Sir Captain Rincethis
March 28, 2013 at 12:33
Le,,,
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 28, 2013 at 12:40
hehe
Admiral Chief Erwin
March 28, 2013 at 12:06
Looks fake…
[TROLL MODE ACTIVATED]
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 12:07
You’re FAKE!
Admiral Chief Erwin
March 28, 2013 at 12:09
Says the imaginary dude in my head!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 12:13
Hehehehe!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 28, 2013 at 12:27
Yeah, and you’re not a real Banana!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 13:38
You take that back, I’m a REAL BANANA!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 28, 2013 at 13:41
I’m so sorry man. I went too far with that one. We good?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 13:56
Never! You.. YOU… SEEDLESS GRAPE! hehehe!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
March 28, 2013 at 13:57
*GASP!* I will have you know I have lots of seeds!…. wait……..
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 12:07
Now you can see the soulless mannequins from Call of Duty screaming with creepy faces… while you cheddar cheese their bodies with lead!
Admiral Chief Erwin
March 28, 2013 at 12:09
ITS SO FLUFFYYYYYYY!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
March 28, 2013 at 12:15
Yeah, this one isn’t as impressive. The way the head jiggles like it’s made out of rubber just casts us back to the uncanny valley. So far, the Quantic Dream and Kojima’s Fox engine have impressed me the most.
Ultimo_Cleric_N7
March 28, 2013 at 12:18
“The most surprising thing of all, of course, is that Activision’s actually got some new tech.”
Pretty much. Was suprised that the rendered face wasnt Captain Price or Soap.
Admiral Chief Erwin
March 28, 2013 at 12:20
XDXDXD_ROFL_XDXDXD
Aussious
March 28, 2013 at 19:03
What an awesome bromance only thing I liked about Modern Warfare especially 1 and 2.
Yolanda Green
March 28, 2013 at 12:22
The ‘guy’ being rendered is digital Ira http://www.lazygamer.co/video/enter-the-gpu-the-uncanny-valley/ looks way better run on the TITAN…
Sir Captain Rincethis
March 28, 2013 at 12:32
I was going to say, Geoff copying your article! The fiend!
Yolanda Green
March 28, 2013 at 12:40
Geoff linked it at the top ^_^ Just ICT’s data, rendered by a different tech, not very impressively so though.
Sir Captain Rincethis
March 28, 2013 at 13:00
Hehe, sorry, was trolling Geoff 😉
Gustav Willem Diedericks
March 29, 2013 at 10:51
Ah OK, now I get it.
umar bastra
March 28, 2013 at 12:25
yay they got new new tech for COD ……………
Skim
March 28, 2013 at 12:52
I still think it’s amazing. The mere though of seeing that in game almost made me have an accident in my pants.
Aussious
March 28, 2013 at 19:01
Whoa you mean Activision is actually putting money into R&D!? I guess this gen is really almost over, now get used to this tech coz its the only thing you going to see in COD for the next 7- 10 years! Talk about pure profit.
Gustav Willem Diedericks
March 29, 2013 at 10:49
Maybe I’m the only one not getting it, but this is exactly the same as the NVIDIA tech that was shown off just a short while ago. Same face, same answers, everything!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
May 13, 2013 at 11:12
different tech, same fake dude. 🙂