Digital Humans

Disney Research has been actively pushing the state-of-the-art in creating and animating high-quality digital humans for visual effects over the past decade. We have developed world leading technology to reconstruct facial performances, focusing on all aspects of the human face, including skin, eyes, teeth and hair.

Abstract:

Digital Humans are becoming omnipresent in entertainment. Almost every modern blockbuster movie relies on digital humans in some form, be it digital doubles that are indistinguishable from the real counterpart or fantasy creatures that are being puppeteered by a human actor. Many new forms of entertainment, such Virtual and Augmented Reality, are fully digital and hence rely entirely on digital assets, steadily increasing the need for digital humans.

To accommodate this need Disney Research has established the Digital Humans Strategic Program, with the vision to enable new ways for our guests and customers to meet and interact with our iconic characters. The program strives to facilitate the creation and animation of virtual characters that truly capture and preserve the personality of our world class talent, for use in film and experiences beyond the screen.

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