wraggster
March 9th, 2012, 00:57
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Heavy Rain (http://www.engadget.com/tag/HeavyRain/) creator David Cage was showing off Quantic Dream's new game engine at GDC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/gdc+2012/), which includes an innovative new performance-capture (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/17/l-a-noires-amazing-motionscan-facial-capture-system-demonstrat/) technology the company's developed. He's directed a seven-minute original short called Kara, which is the story of a female android as she becomes self-aware. Unlike traditional game production methods, this technology is able to record face and body movements at the same time as recording the actors voice -- ensuring natural and consistent performances from the characters. Actress Valorie Curry wore 90 sensors on her face, unlike in, say,Avatar, where the performers wore head-mounted cameras (http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/avatar-special-edition-takes-another-dip-on-itunes-tuesday-brin/). Cage promises that the short is nothing more than a demo (it was rendered in real-time on a PlayStation 3 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/playstation+3/)) and none of these elements will appear in his next game. You can catch the impressive-looking footage after the break with one disclaimer: there's nudity throughout and a reference to adult themes, okay?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/quantic-dream-kara-demo/
Heavy Rain (http://www.engadget.com/tag/HeavyRain/) creator David Cage was showing off Quantic Dream's new game engine at GDC (http://www.engadget.com/tag/gdc+2012/), which includes an innovative new performance-capture (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/17/l-a-noires-amazing-motionscan-facial-capture-system-demonstrat/) technology the company's developed. He's directed a seven-minute original short called Kara, which is the story of a female android as she becomes self-aware. Unlike traditional game production methods, this technology is able to record face and body movements at the same time as recording the actors voice -- ensuring natural and consistent performances from the characters. Actress Valorie Curry wore 90 sensors on her face, unlike in, say,Avatar, where the performers wore head-mounted cameras (http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/avatar-special-edition-takes-another-dip-on-itunes-tuesday-brin/). Cage promises that the short is nothing more than a demo (it was rendered in real-time on a PlayStation 3 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/playstation+3/)) and none of these elements will appear in his next game. You can catch the impressive-looking footage after the break with one disclaimer: there's nudity throughout and a reference to adult themes, okay?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/quantic-dream-kara-demo/