realtime animation on tv?

#1

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any idea about how to approach this:
Say it is a live tv event (like news) , and you wanna have a 3d character sitting next to a real person, would it be possible to make the 3d guy talk in real time (meaning nothing is pre-rendered, but instead you kinda want to trigger the animations, almost like as if you are playing a game). I think my curiosity is on the technical side rather then the animation it self. Has anyone out there done this before?
Thanks!
~s

#2

for direct interactive facial capture, this is possible.
but interactive texturing in direct rendering time is not good enough, mono/bichromatic shading.

#3

Thanks for writing back.
I’ve been making some research and came across a bunch of different companies with different products.
Have you used anything that you can recommend?
I know mova, but thats beyond my reach, and I actually won’t need all the wrinkles and details on the surface. Looking for something that can handle a cartoon character (with still a good range of emotions of course).
Anything you know about Phasespace products?

Thanks

~s

#4

any link that you can provide for more info on mono/bichromatic shading ?

#5

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