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New Procedural Speech Animation From Disney Research Could Make for More Realistic VR Avatars
A new paper authored by researchers from Disney Research and several universities describes a new approach to procedural speech animation based on deep learning. The system samples audio recordings of human speech and uses it to automatically generate matching mouth animation. The method has applications ranging from increased efficiency in animation pipelines to making social…
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3 ways blockchain technology will change how we game
Here are three ways blockchain technology will permanently change the future of gaming. – A croiser avec l’explosion de la VR (aka ZeroLatency) – A croiser avec le e-Sport (et donc les paris, etc …) Source : GamesBeat
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Open Source Modular Rocket Avionics Package
Cambridge postgraduate student [Adam Greig] helped design a rocket avionics system consisting of a series of disc-shaped PCBs arranged in a stack. There’s a lot that went into the system and you can get a good look at it all through the flickr album. Built with the help of Cambridge University Spaceflight, the Martlet is a…
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The HTC Vive just got a $200 price cut
HTC has cut the price of its Vive virtual reality headset by $200, bringing the system’s cost down to $599. The discount is meant to stimulate consumer interest in the system, and make it easier to afford accessories, including the Vive Tracker that went on sale earlier this year. It also comes with a one-month…
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Microsoft’s speech recognition system hits a new accuracy milestone
Microsoft announced today that its conversational speech recognition system has reached a 5.1% error rate, its lowest so far. This surpasses the 5.9% error rate reached last year by a group of researchers from Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research and puts its accuracy on par with professional human transcribers who have advantages like the ability to…
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18 space suits from science fiction, from worst to best
Space suits are cool — and complicated. Earlier this week, my colleague Loren Grush launched her new series Space Craft by seeing what wearing one is like. The answer? Exhausting. Unsurprisingly, science fiction writers, movie directors, and prop-makers also love space suits — you’ll find them everywhere from Robert A. Heinlein’s novel Have Space Suit…
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Why shouldn’t you build a Chat Bot in a Weekend ?
Chat Bots have taken over the world in a bat of an eye. We all have witnessed them. But do we know how much effort and time it takes to build one? It seems pretty easy on the surface. Technically, you could actually build a Chat Bot in a weekend with all the tools that…
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Why Home, Alexa, and Cortana suxx in 2017
I’m working on SmartHome / VocalAssistant (and Computer Vision) since 2012 on an opensource project named SARAH (video). It use technologies like Microsoft Speech Recognition, Kinect Microphone, SAPI Voices, etc … And has been installed by +7000 french users. TL;DR GoogleHome, Alexa, and Cortana are tremendous devices with excellent SpeechRecognition but their APIs missed a…
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Multiple Monitors With Multiple Pis
One of the most popular uses for the Raspberry Pi in a commercial setting is video walls, digital signage, and media players. Chances are, you’ve probably seen a display or other glowing rectangle displaying an advertisement or tweets, powered by a Raspberry Pi. [Florian] has been working on a project called info-beamer for just this use…
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Picture of day: Trucker Gets Hilarious Chest Tattoo Look Like He's a Tiny Man Driving His Own Body
Richard Batey of Immortal Art Studio created a hilarious chest tattoo for trucker Kenny Ollerenshaw that makes it look like he’s a tiny man driving his own body…(Read…) Source: Picture of day: Trucker Gets Hilarious Chest Tattoo Look Like He's a Tiny Man Driving His Own Body
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