Epic Games, maker of the video game ‘Fornite’, has taken a look at its browser-based software tool that allows developers to create ‘digital people’.
Powered by the firm’s Unreal Engine, the MetaHuman Creator offers dozens of hairstyles, ear types, lip shades and more, enabling users to mix and match 3D characters that move and talk as if they were humans. less than an hour.
The system works by extracting human appearance and movement from a massive library of variants, which is used as a starting point for developers who can then mix and match the given presets.
Epic says that ‘if you’re happy with your person’, you can download the digital creation to use in movies, video games, and a variety of applications.
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Epic Games, maker of the video game ‘Fornite’, has taken a look at its browser-based software tool called MetaHuman that allows developers to create ‘digital people’.
Creating digital people is not a breakthrough, as there are a number of applications that can do the job, but Epic says that MetaHuman enables users to design 3D characters in less than an hour – others can take weeks to months.
Along with its advanced speed, MetaHuman can be opened within a browser, and it is disabled to download another application to your computer.
“It works by drawing from an ever-growing library of variants of human appearance and movement, and enables you to create compelling new characters through intuitive workflows that allow you to create and create the result,” he said. Epic Games said on its website.
“As you make adjustments, MetaHuman Creator blends in a plausible, data-limited way between real-world examples in the library.”
It offers dozens of hairstyles, ear types, lip shades and more, enabling users to mix and match to create 3D characters that move and talk as if they were humans – all of which can be completed in less than an hour
With the systems, users can choose from a library of presets, including 30 hairstyles and 18 different body types. Epic says that ‘if you’re happy with your person’ can download digital creation for use in movies, video games and a variety of applications
Creating digital people is not a breakthrough, as there are a number of applications that can do the job, but Epic says MetaHuman allows users to design 3D characters in less than an hour – others can take weeks to months .
“You can choose a starting point by choosing a number of predetermined faces to contribute to your person from the diverse range in the database.”
With the systems, users can choose from a library of presets, including 30 hairstyles and 18 different body types.
Characters can boast a long beard or a bob cape, along with being completely bald.
There are also a variety of skin tones and other features to choose from.
MetaHuman also provides motion recording and animation techniques that provide the digital creations with lifelike movements and human interaction scenes for use in video games, movies, and other applications.
And the digital people can also be manipulated within the browsing tool in real time, says Epic.
Characters can boast a long beard or a bob cape, along with being completely bald. There are also a variety of skin tones and other features to choose from
MetaHuman also provides motion recording and animation techniques that provide the digital creations with lifelike movements and human interaction scenes for use in video games, movies, and other applications.
Vladimir Mastilovic, VP, Digital Humans Technology at Epic Games, said: ‘Until now, one of the most difficult tasks in creating 3D content has been the construction of truly compelling digital people. Even the most experienced artists need a lot of time, effort and equipment, just for one character. ‘
“After decades of research and development, and thanks to bringing companies like 3Lateral, Cubic Motion and Quixel into the Epic family, the barrier is being erased by Unreal Engine, and we are delighted to introduce MetaHuman Creator.”
Epic also notes that “MetaHuman Creator will be available within the next few months as part of an Early Access program.”