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A quick video preview of my "Photorealistic Shenmue AI texture pack" #Shenmue

A quick video preview of my "Photorealistic Shenmue AI texture pack" #Shenmue

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For the facial animations in my game, I use a technique that yields results similar to L.A. Noire. To keep it simple: I first generate a facial animation video using AI like LTX 2. Then, I create a video depth map from that animation and project it onto a face mask. Using vertex displacement, the depth map dynamically deforms the face as the character speaks. The result looks good in standalone VR. I actually created this workflow long time ago:

For the facial animations in my game, I use a technique that yields results similar to L.A. Noire. To keep it simple: I first generate a facial animation video using AI like LTX 2. Then, I create a video depth map from that animation and project it onto a face mask. Using vertex displacement, the depth map dynamically deforms the face as the character speaks. The result looks good in standalone VR. I actually created this workflow long time ago:

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Do you guys want me to make a long video featuring popular games from the PS2/Dreamcast era using Gen-3, like the example below?

Do you guys want me to make a long video featuring popular games from the PS2/Dreamcast era using Gen-3, like the example below?

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References by Runway is so useful for creating Start and End frame. Cristóbal Valenzuela

References by Runway is so useful for creating Start and End frame. Cristóbal Valenzuela

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I'm testing rotating around objects, like a table for example, with my Point & Click script.

I'm testing rotating around objects, like a table for example, with my Point & Click script.

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A little update on my realtime deepfake/face enhancement app I’ve added a new system that makes facial animations look much more realistic. It’s still not perfect yet, but I’m definitely heading in the right direction!
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A little update on my realtime deepfake/face enhancement app I’ve added a new system that makes facial animations look much more realistic. It’s still not perfect yet, but I’m definitely heading in the right direction!

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910,914 views • 3 days ago

Another Gaussian Splatting test with MiniMax H3.
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Another Gaussian Splatting test with MiniMax H3.

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43,085 views • 9 days ago

My extended video of Shenmue 1 using Gen-3 vid2vid is done. Hope you guys like it! Shenmue Forever #Shenmue Runway #LetsGetShenmue4
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My extended video of Shenmue 1 using Gen-3 vid2vid is done. Hope you guys like it! Shenmue Forever #Shenmue Runway #LetsGetShenmue4

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2,055,383 views • 1 year ago

I’ve been working hard on my game engine, which supports real-time AI rendering even on low-end computers. Here’s an early alpha preview: it can transform a simple 3D scene into something highly realistic and detailed in real time.
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I’ve been working hard on my game engine, which supports real-time AI rendering even on low-end computers. Here’s an early alpha preview: it can transform a simple 3D scene into something highly realistic and detailed in real time.

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98,257 views • 1 month ago

I've been testing Gaussian Splatting with MiniMax H3 locally, and all I can say is that MiniMax is currently the best model I've tried for creating GS models. The results are significantly better than what I get with LTX 2.
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I've been testing Gaussian Splatting with MiniMax H3 locally, and all I can say is that MiniMax is currently the best model I've tried for creating GS models. The results are significantly better than what I get with LTX 2.

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26,113 views • 9 days ago

I’m testing the new 4-step Turbo LoRA for MiniMax. With just 16GB of VRAM, I can generate 15 seconds of 480p video in around 1 minute and 30 seconds! I also noticed something pretty funny if you use a song as an audio reference and tell the character to dance to it, the character actually follows the rhythm of the music surprisingly well.
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I’m testing the new 4-step Turbo LoRA for MiniMax. With just 16GB of VRAM, I can generate 15 seconds of 480p video in around 1 minute and 30 seconds! I also noticed something pretty funny if you use a song as an audio reference and tell the character to dance to it, the character actually follows the rhythm of the music surprisingly well.

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49,867 views • 27 days ago

I’m working on stabilizing the AI rendering, but it’s not perfect yet.
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I’m working on stabilizing the AI rendering, but it’s not perfect yet.

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36,796 views • 1 month ago

A quick test to see what results an AI animated sprite can achieve using normal maps and depth maps. I tried it with DOOM style sprites just for fun. #Doom
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A quick test to see what results an AI animated sprite can achieve using normal maps and depth maps. I tried it with DOOM style sprites just for fun. #Doom

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52,572 views • 1 month ago

For those interested in Gaussian Splatting, I just found a awesome free open-source tool that generates high-quality GS. You can download it here:
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For those interested in Gaussian Splatting, I just found a awesome free open-source tool that generates high-quality GS. You can download it here:

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81,115 views • 3 months ago

I'm testing out Gaussian splatting generation using LTX 2.3 and Postshot. It’s working pretty well, though there are still a few minor glitches. LTX
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I'm testing out Gaussian splatting generation using LTX 2.3 and Postshot. It’s working pretty well, though there are still a few minor glitches. LTX

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66,578 views • 3 months ago

Wow, I’ve managed to drastically improve my real-time AI rendering of my game engine! The image no longer constantly changes or flickers, I’m really happy with the result.
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Wow, I’ve managed to drastically improve my real-time AI rendering of my game engine! The image no longer constantly changes or flickers, I’m really happy with the result.

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18,225 views • 1 month ago

Ok guys, I’m going to make videos of old well-known games. I’ll post them one by one, not all at once because that would take too long to do. The first game will be GTA Vice City, a little preview below : #GTA6 Rockstar Games Runway
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Ok guys, I’m going to make videos of old well-known games. I’ll post them one by one, not all at once because that would take too long to do. The first game will be GTA Vice City, a little preview below : #GTA6 Rockstar Games Runway

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236,255 views • 1 year ago

After a lot of research, I managed to create a tool for Godot that makes it possible to animate Gaussian Splatting with bones, especially for human bodies using Godot’s Skeleton3D. There are still a few small bugs when importing animations, but I’m definitely on the right track.
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After a lot of research, I managed to create a tool for Godot that makes it possible to animate Gaussian Splatting with bones, especially for human bodies using Godot’s Skeleton3D. There are still a few small bugs when importing animations, but I’m definitely on the right track.

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42,314 views • 3 months ago

Big news I found a way to convert Gaussian Splatting into a standard mesh while preserving all the visual advantages of Gaussian Splatting, such as reflections, shadows, and lighting that changes depending on the viewing angle. The result is excellent performance, even on an old laptop or a VR headset. And of course, the mesh can be animated like any regular 3D mesh, while still keeping the visual benefits of GS. I’ll soon show a full-body character animated using this technique.
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Big news I found a way to convert Gaussian Splatting into a standard mesh while preserving all the visual advantages of Gaussian Splatting, such as reflections, shadows, and lighting that changes depending on the viewing angle. The result is excellent performance, even on an old laptop or a VR headset. And of course, the mesh can be animated like any regular 3D mesh, while still keeping the visual benefits of GS. I’ll soon show a full-body character animated using this technique.

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37,891 views • 3 months ago

I'm experimenting with improving the shader by adding dynamic self-shadowing driven by the depth map. This creates dynamic shadows directly on the sprite.
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I'm experimenting with improving the shader by adding dynamic self-shadowing driven by the depth map. This creates dynamic shadows directly on the sprite.

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23,208 views • 1 month ago

For the facial animations in my game, I use a technique that yields results similar to L.A. Noire. To keep it simple: I first generate a facial animation video using AI like LTX 2. Then, I create a video depth map from that animation and project it onto a face mask. Using vertex displacement, the depth map dynamically deforms the face as the character speaks. The result looks good in standalone VR. I actually created this workflow long time ago:
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For the facial animations in my game, I use a technique that yields results similar to L.A. Noire. To keep it simple: I first generate a facial animation video using AI like LTX 2. Then, I create a video depth map from that animation and project it onto a face mask. Using vertex displacement, the depth map dynamically deforms the face as the character speaks. The result looks good in standalone VR. I actually created this workflow long time ago:

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48,296 views • 5 months ago

I'm testing AI projection texturing on mobile devices like the Meta Quest and Samsung phones. I'm using a technique similar to Carmack's Virtual/MegaTexture to optimize the texture projections (quite a few projections are missing in this scene). I think I'm going to make a Counter-Strike like for mobile VR with AI projection texturing.
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I'm testing AI projection texturing on mobile devices like the Meta Quest and Samsung phones. I'm using a technique similar to Carmack's Virtual/MegaTexture to optimize the texture projections (quite a few projections are missing in this scene). I think I'm going to make a Counter-Strike like for mobile VR with AI projection texturing.

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54,082 views • 6 months ago

I'm testing a shader that adds a detail texture at close range in VR, so it doesn't get blurry even if the player sticks their face right up against a wall. Note that the detail texture used here is just a quick placeholder the transition and details will be better in the final build.
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I'm testing a shader that adds a detail texture at close range in VR, so it doesn't get blurry even if the player sticks their face right up against a wall. Note that the detail texture used here is just a quick placeholder the transition and details will be better in the final build.

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51,582 views • 6 months ago

I'm testing AI texture projection on low poly characters for my mobile VR game.
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I'm testing AI texture projection on low poly characters for my mobile VR game.

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51,638 views • 6 months ago

I’m testing the famous Sponza scene with my game engine’s AI renderer! I’ve been having a lot of fun downloading all kinds of 3D environments from Sketchfab and viewing them with real-time AI rendering. The results is really cool!
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I’m testing the famous Sponza scene with my game engine’s AI renderer! I’ve been having a lot of fun downloading all kinds of 3D environments from Sketchfab and viewing them with real-time AI rendering. The results is really cool!

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11,734 views • 1 month ago