This is an extraopolation of technology developed in the film world (Sony owns a studio…) and then of course dripped drown to the video game world (hmmm, don’t Sony do that too?)

From an aesthetic point of view (not surprising given my moniker) what intrigued me is how someone of asian origin with their more sheer/regular features looks far more realistic, or should that be far more “natural CGI” than the older Western guy in the first clip.

It’s fascinating at how quickly technology limitations can inform conventional norms. MP3s with their generally terrible sound compression is a sound-a-like equivalent.

What we’re all waiting for is Avatar (Cameron) and the Tin Tin movies (Jackson & Speilberg) using new facial capture systems developed by Weta Digital. If they can inject the same amount of humanity which infused Lord of the Ring’s Gollum, it will be a tremdous step forward for the art of animation.