AI that creates original clips from text snippets isn't as novel as it sounds. Last year, researchers detailed a system that tapped a pair of neural networks -- layers of mathematical functions ...

Jev Belyaev broke down the workflow behind his animated horror shorts, explaining how he combines a custom facial animation system with reusable FACS shapes to handle everything from facial shapes to ...

A recently registered patent by Take-Two Interactive is hinting at GTA 6 having an incredibly realistic animation system for characters and objects. Take-Two Interactive has patented a new locomotion ...

Electronic Arts has filed a patent for a new approach to facial modeling and animation that’s intended to heighten realism. Crafting lifelike human models capable of authentically emoting has been a ...

Tired of the slow pace of animation production? A new tool is on hand — literally — to help speed things up. Mr. Puppet Animation System is the brainchild of Thinko, a young New York studio with a ...

Getting animated performances onto the screen can take time. But Jeffrey Dates, a creative director at Mill+, part of visual effects and creative content studio The Mill, has been on a mission to use ...

Algorithmically generated content can sometimes turn out to be hilariously nonsensical or remarkably dumb. But researchers at the University of Washington (one of whom sold her startup to Facebook) ...