Will the Oscars give out awards to virtual actors?

Blogged under Industry News by David Berger on Monday 16 October 2006 at 3:36 pm

The New York Times ran a fascinating story on new animation technology that creates an unprecedented depth of emotion in an animated character.  They also produced a companion video featuring the reporter, Sharon Waxman.
The key is “facial mapping,” which is able to capture the complex expressions of a live actor and transfer it to a digitized image.

My first thought was, is this another step towards the Singularity?  Let’s say we’re able to capture my full range of emotion, and transfer it to a digital avatar that exists in virtual space.  If you imbue that character with some form of artifical intelligence, what do you get?

My second thought was, this is gonna be a giant headache for AMPAS!

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