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An AI approach for single-image-based 3D character animation with preserved proportions

In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference Papers, a research team affiliated with UNIST reports a new AI technology ...

How 'Zootopia 2,' 'Arco,' 'Little Amélie' used design to convey big ideas

Several animated features of 2025 tackled very thorny issues of inclusion and identity. "Zootopia 2," "Elio," "Little Amélie ...
GitHub

A simple Unity character controller

The simplest way to describe this is a rework of the character controller that is available in the Unity Starter / Standard packages. A standard over the shoulder third person shooter type movement ...
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OpenAI:Video AI Sora allowed to animate Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars characters

US media conglomerate Disney is licensing more than 200 characters for use in the video generator Sora and is also investing one billion US dollars in the AI company OpenAI, which is responsible for ...
Us Weekly

12 Best Netflix Animated Movies to Watch Right Now (December 2025): ‘Rio’ and More

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Animation isn’t just for kids, and the too-overlooked art form has plenty of merit for viewers of ...
CNET

300,000 AI-Animated Poses in an Instant: My Visit to Disney and the New Reality for Cartoons

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...
IEEE

Bring Your Own Character: A Holistic Solution for Automatic Facial Animation Generation of Customized Characters

Abstract: Animating virtual characters has always been a fundamental research problem in virtual reality (VR). Facial animations play a crucial role as they effectively convey emotions and attitudes ...
automaton-media

Arknights: Endfield devs heavily modified Unity to accommodate the game’s 100,000-polygon character models and massive factory systems

Chinese developer Hypergryph held a media conference on November 11 to promote their upcoming free-to-play action RPG Arknights: Endfield. During the conference, the development team shared details ...
IGN

How to Unlock All Characters

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment boasts a diverse roster of 19 characters, including Princess Zelda, King Rauru, and more. Some of these characters will be unlocked throughout the coarse of the ...
Variety

‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar Set for Animated Feature From Annapurna, Moomin Characters (EXCLUSIVE)

Beloved around the world in books, cartoon strips, TV series and movies, the Moomins are coming to the big screen. Moomin Characters and Annapurna announced today that they are bringing the creatures ...
PC Gamer

Nvidia's gen-AI facial animation tech is going open source, potentially making it much easier for game devs to turn real-time speech into convincing characters

Nvidia has announced that its Audio2Face animation technology is going open source. On paper, that should make it much easier for a wide range of game developers to create AI characters with ...