Technology which allows a virtual avatar to mirror the facial expressions of a user using only a webcam has lately been making an impression on gamers – as has the fact that the Japanese researchers who developed it naturally saw fit to immediately employ it in mapping themselves to none other than virtual angel Hatsune Miku…
The rather informative video:
Although Miku fans are naturally more than a little excited, the real impact is sure to be on MMORPGs and other multiplayer titles – promising as it does a great leap forward in how well gamers can expect to interact with creepy guys pretending to be cute girls…
Meanwhile, those whose only care is seeing more of the Miku featured in the video need only head on over to her previous article – how the researchers plan to map her ahegao expression to themselves can only be guessed at.
And little girls will be virtual manly men, amirite?
I think it would be a fuckload more creepier if there were 80 year olds using this. 40s isn’t that old at all, actually. LOL. 😉
Keep up the technological advancements, Japan.
I want to be the little girl.
I always thought Miku’s hair was green…
Her hair’s been slowly turning from green to teal to the current blue.
id like to be able to do this with a custom avatar. thatd be neat.