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Tron rocked my world, and it wasn’t just because of a dope theme song by Journey. No, it’s because it put forth the idea of having actual humanity in video games. And by humanity, I mean Bruce Boxleitner and The Big Lebowski.

ShapeHand Data Glove To Help The Medical Community in: Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Health & Fitness, Medical Breakthrough, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News   ShapeHand Data Glove  If you didn’t know about MoCap technology, you might be interested to know how it works and why it is being used in the medical industry lately.

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Have you been curious about what Sting would look like all wire-framey and covered in ping-pong balls ever since you heard the news that the former Police frontman would make an appearance in Guitar Hero: World Tour?

Mahalo Daily Show Archive Download: MOV | MP3 | M4V Watch: Blip | Break | Viddler | Yahoo Subscribe: YouTube | iTunes <-- View our previous episode! Subscribe to Mahalo Daily Leah D’Emilio drops by Santa Monica-based Image Metrics, a motion-capture company on the cutting edge of

The other day, I showed you guys what I thought was some really impressive computer generated facial animation. Then, the guys over at Image Metrics sent me a video clip of their latest CG creation, Emily, and I was bowled over.

The other day, I showed you guys what I thought was some really impressive computer generated facial animation. Then, the guys over at Image Metrics sent me a video clip of their latest CG creation, Emily, and I was bowled over.

This is Emily. Emily is a 27-year-old PR rep working in Los Angeles. She likes beef jerky and has a soft spot for videogame nerds. Actually, I completely made that up. In fact, everything about Emily is a complete fabrication. This image and the following video featuring “Emily” are completely computer-generated.

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This amazing combination of technology and graphical artistry makes for some of the most realistic and precise 3D animated facial expressions I’ve ever seen come out of a computer. Pendulum Studios’, AlterEgo division combines facial expression software, precision motion capture, and good old-fashioned artistry to reproduce the most minute facial movements you’ve ever seen on a digital actor.

This amazing combination of technology and graphical artistry makes for some of the most realistic and precise 3D animated facial expressions I’ve ever seen come out of a computer. Pendulum Studios’, AlterEgo division combines facial expression software, precision motion capture, and good old-fashioned artistry to reproduce the most minute facial movements you’ve ever seen on a digital actor.