facial recognition character customization

scarydrew

how viable is the idea of facial recognition software to automatically create a character that looks like me based on a photo?

Munku

Not going to happen. Waaay to complex

scarydrew

well the idea is out there and you never know, the technology may come along in the future to make it an easier task

Munku

Which would you rather have: face rec or fixes and new content. They would have to decide between the two.

Skwor

Munku wrote: »

Not going to happen. Waaay to complex

Actually it is already here. EQ2 has it fully integrated and the system works pretty good. Honestly though it doesn't really have a big appeal to a large audience.

ers101284b14_ESO

Don't think thats what it's there for. It just makes the facial animation better and less puppet looking

UnholyPerfection

I have always wanted this.

babylon

My face is game-ready, not so sure about the rest of you though

Mr.Turtlesworth

Munku wrote: »

Not going to happen. Waaay to complex

Everquest next is working on something like this. They are making your characters facial expressions mimic your own at all times in the game. You can talk through your mic too so... That will be epic if they don't mess up Everquest next.

NewBlacksmurf

Munku wrote: »

Which would you rather have: face rec or fixes and new content. They would have to decide between the two.

Pretty sure that's an opinion.

Here's the problem neither are important.
Fix the problems is #1
Finish the game is #2

Then they can release the ps4/x1 games.

Then look into new content and any other features like facial tech.

Their issue is not focusing or lacking priorities that align with most if their customers.

"My opinion"

Requiemslove

Personally I do not understand how this is not a feature already. I mean come on, seriously this is a new MMO, the year is 2014, you can pick up a web cam for like £30 so why is it not a feature of character creation? Don't get me wrong, I do not expect ZOS to accommodate 1000s of different variations, but surely a creation system that incorporates web cam technology and delivers the closest match as can be reached by what the software has to offer, is not an impossible thing to ask? On the other hand most MMO players are trying to escape reality. Lol

aleister

Elder Neckbeards Online

scarydrew

ya know, just because theres still bugs to fix and other things theyre working on doesnt mean that new ideas shouldnt be spoken, the level of whining in gaming communities is a huge sign of our times isnt it?

nerevarine1138

Requiemslove wrote: »

Personally I do not understand how this is not a feature already. I mean come on, seriously this is a new MMO, the year is 2014, you can pick up a web cam for like £30 so why is it not a feature of character creation? Don't get me wrong, I do not expect ZOS to accommodate 1000s of different variations, but surely a creation system that incorporates web cam technology and delivers the closest match as can be reached by what the software has to offer, is not an impossible thing to ask? On the other hand most MMO players are trying to escape reality. Lol

To date, I am not aware of easily purchasable, clandestine software that conducts a scan of your face and renders them on to a 3D avatar.

And what happened to a little bit of work? If I want to make a character look like me, I know what my face and body look like. I am perfectly capable of adjusting all the necessary features in the character creator to get a duplicate.

ers101284b14_ESO

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

Requiemslove wrote: »

Personally I do not understand how this is not a feature already. I mean come on, seriously this is a new MMO, the year is 2014, you can pick up a web cam for like £30 so why is it not a feature of character creation? Don't get me wrong, I do not expect ZOS to accommodate 1000s of different variations, but surely a creation system that incorporates web cam technology and delivers the closest match as can be reached by what the software has to offer, is not an impossible thing to ask? On the other hand most MMO players are trying to escape reality. Lol

To date, I am not aware of easily purchasable, clandestine software that conducts a scan of your face and renders them on to a 3D avatar.

And what happened to a little bit of work? If I want to make a character look like me, I know what my face and body look like. I am perfectly capable of adjusting all the necessary features in the character creator to get a duplicate.

Tony Hawks underground for PS2.

KhajitFurTrader

Facial recognition in a game may inadvertently lead to adverse effects. (Disclaimer: this links to the B^U webcomic and may be, in a very mild manner, not entirely be SFW. But that's the whole point, really.) :P

Azzuria

Like I want you trolls knowing what I look like. Got enough stalkers as it is.

scarydrew

I did manage to make a character look a lot like myself very easily, again, just shootin ideas out there

NorthernFury

It's doable. A lot of programs are using photoDNA to do something similar.

NorthernFury

Mr.Turtlesworth wrote: »

Munku wrote: »

Not going to happen. Waaay to complex

Everquest next is working on something like this. They are making your characters facial expressions mimic your own at all times in the game. You can talk through your mic too so... That will be epic if they don't mess up Everquest next.

It's SOE. They will find a way to make it suck.

scarydrew

NorthernFury wrote: »

It's doable. A lot of programs are using photoDNA to do something similar.

If they can put facial expressions for NPCs....

Rodario

Did you mean character customization when you wrote customer characterization?

To answer your question: If I wanted to play myself, I'd just try harder at life.

scarydrew

Rodario wrote: »

Did you mean character customization when you wrote customer characterization?

To answer your question: If I wanted to play myself, I'd just try harder at life.

So i put customer instead of custom and meant to write custom characterization rather than character customization... i dont know if thats worse or the fact that weeks later ur the first to notice that

epoling

The system in EQ2 and EQ Next isn't to generate a new character. It uses your computer camera to mimic your facial expressions as you play. Nobody uses it in EQ2. Nobody really looks at other players close enough to notice it. It also takes a lot of bandwidth, creating a lot of lag. And there just aren't enough folks interested in using it to make it worth the dev time on it, at least in that game. They did it as a test for EQ Next but so far nobody I know gives a fig about that game.

Nestor

scarydrew wrote: »

how viable is the idea of facial recognition software to automatically create a character that looks like me based on a photo?

Get the Facegen Demo, it's what Skyrim and Oblivion uses (and probably this game too as it is so similar) and you can practice. Once you get a handle on how to position the sliders, then you can quickly make something close to your face in the game.

http://www.facegen.com/