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This Is Some Incredibly Impressive Marker-Free Facial Capture

It’s really amazing how flawlessly this motion capture demo — shared by yasser3dworks in real-time without markers to capture every tiny movement of the actor’s face.


This Realistic Remake Of A Minecraft Character Is Super Creepy

The blocky 3D character models in Minecraft are funny, imaginative, and filled with character, but also anything but realistic. We love the little guy, but he’s not very expressive when it comes to creating Minecraft machinima. Andrew Price is trying to fix that. Perhaps he shouldn’t.


The Oculus Rift Makes Minecraft A Giant, Blocky Head Trip

Minecraft players seem to have no problem immersing themselves in Mojang’s blocky little world with their naked eyes. Add the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to the mix and things just get crazy.


The Oculus Rift Is Even More Amazing When You Can See Your Hands Move

Independent developer Kelly Weaver is just one of those guys who just can’t leave well enough alone. He’s combined the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with Razer’s Hydra motion controllers to bring us one step closer to recreating The Lawnmower Man (the movie, not the book).


An Immersive Look At Microsoft’s Display-Extending IllumiRoom Tech

Earlier this year, Microsoft gave us our first look at IllumiRoom, a new technology that uses a Kinect-enabled projector to extend the game-playing environment from the television screen into the living room. Today Microsoft Research has released a five-minute video that delves deeper into the technology that could debut on the next Xbox.


Amazing Physical Health Bar Mimics In-Game Changes Perfectly

YouTube user bfayer’s wasn’t satisfied with watching his life slowly seep away on a computer monitor, so he built a lighted water tower that tracks the ebb and flow of his virtual vitals in real-time. It’s basically a glass tube of modded water, controlled by an Arduino Uno microcontroller board and an air pump that adjusts the water level every time there is a change in-game.


The Unity Platform Gets Even More Impressive With Version 4.0

Version 4.0 of the Unity platform is available for purchase and download today. This is important, because eventually every game not made with the Unreal Engine will be made with Unity. I am only exaggerating a little bit.


The Ouya Is An Android Tablet Without A Screen

No discussion about the exciting open-source Ouya console passes without someone inevitably comparing the Kickstarter sensation to a mobile phone or Android tablet without a screen.


The Prettiest Tech Demo Ever Created Gets A Stunning DirectX 11 Makeover

In 2002 NVIDIA released “Dawn”, a high-end DirectX 9 tech demo featuring a beautiful forest fairy that captured the hearts and minds of PC gamers all over the world. That mystical creature looks even more gorgeous 10 years later.


First We Fix 3D, Then We Get Our Holodeck

As demonstrated by the sharp decline in people giving a damn over the last two years, 3D isn’t quite the transcendent experience everyone wanted it to be, but with minds like Sharp’s 3D expert Jonathan Mather on the case it could lead to the true revolution in entertainment: holographic 3D.


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