When Brad Pitt lives his life backwards in the film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and morphs from an old man to a small child, it wasn't just a matter of using a lot of make-up. Every single ...

Animators have a tough task creating realistic animations that reflect the nuances and emotions of real people. But Mixamo has created a game development tool called Face Plus that can capture a face ...

Every drama fan has at least one actress or actor they love to watch on screen, whether for their looks or talent. There are actors who look good in any role, ones who impress staff by doing their own ...

In some high-quality games, an avatar may have facial expression animation. These animations are usually pre-generated by the game artist and replayed in the game according to the fixed story plot. If ...

In the old days, you’d get out your tools and carefully sculpt the mouth, frame by frame, until the smile looked just right. But at LAIKA Animation Studio, in Hillsboro, Oregon, they've pioneered a ...

Mixamo, a startup that helps game developers animate 3D characters in their games and apps, is launching something pretty neat today. Face Plus is a service that lets developers animate characters ...

There’s way more to human communication than just words. Anytime you connect with someone face-to-face, or through a webcam with FaceTime or Skype, you are adding to the conversation layers of ...

You may already know that the next iPhone will use face detection for all kinds of clever tricks, but here's one you probably weren't expecting: customized emoji. The 9to5Mac crew has discovered that ...

Horses share many of the same facial expressions as humans and chimps, researchers have found. From flaring their nostrils, curling their lip or showing the whites of their eyes horses make a lot of ...